Folarin Balogun opens up about red card controversy with a honest confession For the first time, U.S. striker Folarin Balogun has opened up about FIFA’s surprising decision to lift his red card suspension just before Monday’s World Cup round of 16 game against Belgium. Balogun played for Mauricio Pochettino’s team in their 4-1 loss to
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Belgium coach Rudi Garcia talks about the chat he had with Folarin Balogun after the USA game. Belgium’s head coach, Rudi Garcia, opened up about his chat with United States striker Folarin Balogun after their exciting World Cup round of 16 match in Seattle. Balogun started for the US on Monday night but couldn’t make
Ruben Dias leaves the mixed zone quickly after a tough interview following Portugal’s World Cup exit. Ruben Dias walked out of a strange mixed zone interview after Portugal was knocked out of the World Cup following their loss to Spain on Monday. Roberto Martinez’s team left the tournament in the round of 16 after Mikel
A Croatian commentator is going viral for a comment made right after the USA vs Belgium game. Belgium moved on to the World Cup quarter-finals with an impressive 4-1 win over co-hosts USA, and a Croatian journalist’s comments after the game quickly caught people’s attention. Rudi Garcia’s team played really well at Lumen Field in
Micah Richards says it’s unfair for people who criticize Cristiano Ronaldo to judge him in the Lionel Messi debate. Micah Richards has defended Cristiano Ronaldo after Portugal’s exit from the World Cup, saying there seems to be an “agenda” against the former Real Madrid and Manchester United star. Ronaldo’s dream of winning football’s biggest prize
Wayne Rooney and Quaresma share their thoughts on Portugal’s top midfield, while surprising news about Ronaldo’s disconnect comes to light. Touted as the best midfield in the world, Portugal’s golden trio of Bruno Fernandes, Joao Neves, and Vitinha faced criticism from experts and former players after they struggled to support Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal exited
“This is our game!” Jurgen Klopp speaks out against Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino over the Balogun red card appeal. Jurgen Klopp has joined many in criticizing the choice to cancel Folarin Balogun’s red card, directing strong words at Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump. After it was announced that Balogun played for the USA in
FIFA and Pierluigi Collina reply to Donald Trump’s ‘suspicious’ World Cup referee comments FIFA Referees Committee chief Pierluigi Collina has spoken up to support the World Cup referees after Donald Trump called one referee “suspect” following the controversy over Folarin Balogun’s red card. Trump played a big role in overturning Balogun’s suspension, but he still
USA fans blame one player for the shocking World Cup loss to Belgium Wrapping up the exits of all three host nations in the Round of 16, USA fans have been pointing to one player as a main reason for their disappointing World Cup loss. The USA did everything they could to get their top
Belgian FA responds to FIFA’s final decision on Folarin Balogun’s ban The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) has spoken out after FIFA turned down its appeal against letting Folarin Balogun play in the World Cup round of 16, even though he was sent off in the previous game. On Sunday, July 5, FIFA announced it
Keir Starmer got involved as FIFA made a big decision before the England vs Mexico game. Even though Sir Keir Starmer announced he would step down as UK Prime Minister a couple of weeks ago, he reportedly got involved personally in FIFA’s decisions before England’s World Cup round-of-16 game against Mexico. On July 6, Thomas
FA shares update on Jarell Quansah’s red card appeal following Folarin Balogun incident The Football Association (FA) has shared an update after there were talks about appealing Jarell Quansah’s red card, which he got during England’s round of 16 game against Mexico. Even though Thomas Tuchel’s team fought hard in a lively Mexico City Stadium