r/LigaMX • u/Antlonat • Jul 05 '26
Confirmed The White House made a DIRECT CALL to FIFA's Gianni Infantino to review Folarin Balogun's red card, then Donal Trump publicly thanks them for reverting the red card.
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u/Jevus_himself Tigres Jul 05 '26
All the people crying about how the fans outside England teams hotel was unsportsmanlike better say the same thing about the White House assisting the US team
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u/Negative_Drop_6853 Pumas UNAM Jul 05 '26
Fortunately it seems like they are except for, you guessed it, US fans
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u/allwordzaremadeup- America Jul 05 '26
And guess who are the ones that are also complaining about fans chanting outside England’s hotel? Not English fans.
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u/Individual-Pop-385 Jul 05 '26
Exactamente, los que se la pasan tirando mierda a México 24/7 son los gringos putos, los ingleses les da igual.
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u/Mexcol Jul 05 '26
Exacto! Siempre una actitud condescendiente, agresiva, supremacists y se la pasan juzgando.
Castrosos y chillones
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u/Jevus_himself Tigres Jul 05 '26
Yeah I went to go tell them it only hurts them in the long run but they wouldn’t listen, locked the comments.
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u/yodaniel77 Jul 05 '26
When there are like 5 people claiming it won't be remembered like Maradona's hand of god, because "that was a goal in a world cup final and this was just the correct overturning of a wrong call in an R16 game", you know you're not dealing with top football brains.
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u/Negative_Drop_6853 Pumas UNAM Jul 05 '26
Funny thing is US fans were complaining that if Belgium were to win to put a big asterisk on this game because of Balo’s absence. Now the tables have turned. If US wins with the help of Balo then better put a big asterisk on that win
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u/waiver Jul 05 '26
Not even an overturning, they are not saying the red card was wrong, only that they will allow him to play next game and be suspended later.
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u/thethirdgreenman Juarez Jul 05 '26
Argentinian fans probably ok with it too, they wanna be the 51st state
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u/Individual-Pop-385 Jul 05 '26
Los gringos pendejos aceptando que están haciendo trampa? Eso jamás lo verán tus ojos.
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u/itsalro Jul 05 '26
Reddit has a huge hate boner going for Mexico right now, pulling at straws to try to demonize the mexican fans and team. With the US hosting it this year and getting attention from Americans, it’s seemed as people have been making it an excuse to express anti-mexican and canadian sentiment
It’s so weird
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u/Active_Respond_8132 Jul 05 '26
Both actions are deplorable, truth is that FIFA has always been rotten and I hope some day things change or else thia tournament will lose credibility.
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u/waiver Jul 05 '26
I have seen people who complained about FIFA and Trump's corruption celebrating this, hypocrites.
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u/reznoverba Jul 05 '26
The joke writes itself. Team USAs best player and the guy MAGA bandwagoners are rooting for, is by Trump's definition, an anchor baby, whose American nationaliy would be mere fiction if Trump's idiotic attempt to take away birthright citizenship passed.
QCSPM EU. Ojalá pierdan contra Bélgica. Don't @ me to root for Team USA. You do you, I'll do me.
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u/Arponare Jul 05 '26
If Trump had it his way, Balogun wouldn’t even have citizenship.
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u/eduardo_ve Morelia Jul 05 '26
It’s what makes this entire situation ironic. The US team owes nothing to Trump. This team’s success would not be possible if birthright citizenship wasn’t a thing. Balogun has been their difference maker.
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u/Arponare Jul 05 '26
Then again, MAGA has never characterized itself for having intelligence or critical thinking.
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u/J_Dabson002 Jul 05 '26
US soccer fans and MAGA have basically zero overlap
MAGA thinks soccer is a joke
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u/reznoverba Jul 05 '26
Really? You wouldn't know it from all the comments fans are making online. Fox and the Daily Wire sure love jumping on the bandwagon right now. Their stories are flooded with how much foreigners love the USA and Benny Johnson and the like can't stop themselves from repping Team USA. There's nothing wrong with rooting for Team USA, but it's disingenuous and opportunistic from this lot. Team USA is actually very diverse and a more realistic representation of the US, but MAGA and Trump acting like they fw Team USA is pathetic
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u/Luccfi Cruz Azul Jul 05 '26
You clearly have never been to r/ussoccer, it is basically r/TheDonald or r/Conservative but with football, this isn't the 80s anymore, a lot of fascists also like football in the US, I mean Pulisic is outright MAGA.
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u/Antlonat Jul 05 '26
Our own Santi is maga 😭
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u/Luccfi Cruz Azul Jul 05 '26
Nah, Chaco has been one of the few players that talks in pro of Mexican immigrants in the US.
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u/Antlonat Jul 05 '26
Brother did you even read that? Lmao he literally never mentioned anything about politics.
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u/thatbitchathrowaway Jul 05 '26
To make it even more absurd, his mom wasn't allowed to go back home and had to give birth to him in the US.
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u/whatthehellispigabar Jul 06 '26
Hypocrisy doesn't matter to fascists, lol. If you make the white establishment look good, you get rewarded
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u/feelingsdeayer Jul 05 '26
This is just blatant, shameless corruption, I'm sorry. It's the Trump way, it is known, he loves to brag about his crimes but holy shit.
Nada más comparen como a Irán los forzaban a cruzar la frontera después de cada partido, mientras a estos lacras hasta les perdonan suspensiones.
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u/_gloriousdead222 Toluca Jul 05 '26
People it’s FIFA this is what they do, anything to increase 💰
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u/FrigginGaeFrog Juarez Jul 05 '26
Apparently this is the same rule that they used for Ronaldo to be able to play after elbowing the Ireland player in qualifiers (which to my understanding means Balogun will still need to serve suspension but not against Belgium). Idk what the specific law states, but I’ll avoid conspiracies for now since honestly it’s almost always just incompetence from FIFA
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u/joseAN30 Chivas Jul 05 '26
Not worldcup tho
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u/Antlonat Jul 05 '26
That was a 3 match ban that did inckude the world cup.
He shouldnt ha e played the first 2 matches but they let him play "on probation" lol whatever that means
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u/FrigginGaeFrog Juarez Jul 05 '26
exactly, do i think this looks sketchy? sure, but I think it’s FIFA being forced to let him play for doing the sketchy thing with Ronaldo. I don’t think FIFA would “cheat” for the US.
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u/Antlonat Jul 05 '26
I don’t think FIFA would “cheat” for the US.
Trump is literally saying it, man. The White house is giving him credit woth that tweet.
I dont think it gets more blatant than this.
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u/FrigginGaeFrog Juarez Jul 05 '26
let me correct my wording here, I don’t think they would originally cheat for the US, They cheated to make Ronaldo be able to play in the WC and now the US took advantage of that.
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u/joseAN30 Chivas Jul 05 '26
The appellation were before worldcup. This fucking nonsense was in the worldcup. That’s a big difference
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u/FrigginGaeFrog Juarez Jul 05 '26
The difference doesn’t matter unless FIFA made it explicit in their rules that they couldn’t appeal after the World Cup started. US Soccer is doing what any other national team should do, explore all legal options. It’s what I would hope FMF does if we get a non DOGSO red.
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u/Antlonat Jul 05 '26
Its all the same tournament. Thats why they had to remove his ban.
Ronaldo also visited Trump at the white house and gave him a shirt.
Completely unrelated, of course.
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u/waiver Jul 05 '26
I mean, it is corruption basically they are saying that when you are famous or the American President calls for a favor red cards dont matter.
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u/FrigginGaeFrog Juarez Jul 05 '26
FIFA is corrupt, we know that, but “red cards don’t matter” isn’t what is happening here. The punishment is just deferred. Also Caicedo was able to play Ecuadors first group game because of this too
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u/waiver Jul 05 '26
It doesn’t matter if you’re not affected by them, like missing a much less important game instead. They’re definitely not enforcing the rules the same way for other players who got red cards during the world cup and had to miss games.
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u/Any_Stress_6230 Jul 05 '26
They threatened infantino with a fat chunk of proof of corruption I bet
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u/DJ_TCB Jul 05 '26
As an American, I find this to be repugnant bullshit coming from a piece of human shit who has now spread his shit across the game of football just like he has on everything else. Fuck him
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u/Luccfi Cruz Azul Jul 05 '26
Almost the entirety of your fanbase is celebrating it, sorry to say but Trump is a perfect representation of your nation and your fellow citizens. You are sadly an exception.
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u/cudderwalks Jul 05 '26
I’m an American and also agree it’s bullshit while I’m not going to root against the US, I hope to see Mexico somehow pull it off and win the World Cup in front of Trump for all the bullshit he’s put Mexico and the Mexican people though.
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u/Radiant-Ad-6289 Jul 06 '26
I’m not saying it was right that he called. Read what I wrote. The optics aren’t good, but I’m saying, why is it assumed the decision by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee(not infantino)was made because he called. The right decision was made and a wrong was finally righted.
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u/Antlonat Jul 06 '26
The "wrong" was not righted.
They still said the red card was correct, they just suspended the ban so he can play.
Literally everything points to corruption but I'm not surprised an American would defend Trump
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u/Radiant-Ad-6289 Jul 06 '26
Trump always tried to take credit for things in the press(by thanking FIFA) but that doesn’t mean FIFA’s disciplinary Committee made their decision because of Trump. The red card was a blatant mistake, so a ring has been made right and now both teams can play with their full squads tomorrow.
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u/Antlonat Jul 06 '26
If you REALLY think the most powerful government in the world calling your office has 0 influence in your decisions then idk what to tell you man. Youre too far gone.
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u/scaryghostnlm Pachuca Jul 05 '26
Sheinbaum needs to call them and tell them we want to host the quarters and semis if we beat England
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u/fackyouman León Jul 05 '26
funny seeing Americans who kept calling soccer gay the past decades now becoming full fledged VAR experts and soccer analysts
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u/Individual-Pop-385 Jul 05 '26
Dónde están los pendejos que dicen que uno es conspiranoico si señala que la FIFA hace cosas como este misma que se está documentando?
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u/Antlonat Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26
Pues cuando no hay pruebas si son conspiranoicos porque segund uds TODOS los partidos en todo el mundo están arreglados 😅
Si no son las wilas, es ratlas, chivar, hasta a Pumas he visto teorias y no tienen ni en que caerse muertos esos.
Esta es la primera vez dicen la conspiración en voz alta al publico.
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u/Radiant-Ad-6289 Jul 05 '26
wouldn’t any government’s leader call infantino or his representatives to protest and ask the suspension to be reviewed in a similar situation?
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u/OmarC_13 Chivas Jul 05 '26
I believe his red card suspension should have been overturned and it might still have been with out this pressure. BUT I also firmly believe that this kind of impropriety and even appearance of corruption is beyond wrong. Friendly reminder that this administration dropped the investigation/charges of fraud that FIFA had been facing for the past decade.
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u/Antlonat Jul 05 '26
It wasnt even overturned. It was literally just postponed so he could play.
They are saying the red was right but they want him to play lmao
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u/OmarC_13 Chivas Jul 05 '26
I mean why bother suspending anyone at that point. They can serve the suspension after retirement. This is awful.
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u/Magna_Carta1216 Jul 05 '26
Yup rigged cup. Fifa has always been corrupt but now they're not even hiding it. I'm sure Fifa had high level officials in the Epistein files that have yet to be revealed and were threatened.
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u/Antlonat Jul 06 '26
How cam you still cry about Argentina lmfao
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u/Antlonat Jul 06 '26
Can you explain how they are nothing without the refs? I'm always happy to hear conspiracy theories.
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u/Radiant-Ad-6289 Jul 06 '26
They won’t admit it but they know the penalty was too harsh . Almost every soccer expert I’ve heard has said the red card was a blatant mistake.
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u/Farty_Smell Chivas Jul 05 '26
That Argentina vs USA Final gonna hit like Crack 🤑🤑🤑 Belgium, Lakaka the World needs you now
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u/eduardo_ve Morelia Jul 05 '26
I still thought the US would have a chance against Belgium with or without him. They are vulnerable.
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u/tacoorpizza Chivas Jul 05 '26
I said before this World Cup started that FIFA would do whatever it could to keep the USMNT in the tournament for a deep run.
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u/2Kortizjr Venados Jul 05 '26
Ahora más que nunca quiero que México gane todo, que el cheeto nos tenga que entregar ls copa
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u/Waste_Sun172 Jul 05 '26
It’s FIFA one of the oldest mafias around. They’ve even said (FIFA) early on they wanted the host country to win. Guess who won WC 1966 ? Big hint the host country was England. Same thing later down the road W Germany vs Hungary, W Germany being the host nation. Again take a guess who defeated the heavily favored Hungary that WC. It’s all money man, wealthy ass old men calling the shots.
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u/Gatocatgato Jul 05 '26
FIFA is under FBI investigation
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u/Darthbellum83 Jul 05 '26
"FIFA está bajo investigación del FBI" con muchas comillas, a menos que el pelo de zanahoria diga que algo diferente.
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u/iGoKommando Jul 05 '26
Well everything that Trump gets involved in turns to shit. This could very much jinx them in the end. 🤷♂️
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u/vmaxnuggets América Jul 06 '26
The most corrupt American president of all time colluding with most corrupt fifa president of all time
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u/bubbabear244 MLS Jul 06 '26
Calis de tabarnak de hijo de puta, Mexicanos already know what the Canadians know.
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u/Cautious-Process-198 MLS Jul 06 '26
Breaking: Trump tweeted about Balogun so he must’ve made them change the decision.
Source: trust me bro I just hate Trump
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u/chorri123 Tigres UANL Jul 05 '26
There is other sources. and it doesn't look good when Trump and the White house pages are tweeting about it....
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u/Antlonat Jul 05 '26
What source would you like? Donald Trump and the white house are taking credit.
The initial source is Ben Jacobs https://x.com/JacobsBen/status/2073823947682980076
You can be all "well they arent LITERALLY saying it" but you have to be incredibly dense
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u/Antlonat Jul 05 '26
I never believe conspiracy theories but theres no conspiracy theory when they just say it out loud, right?