It speaks volumes...

by BillyGoat , At Thanksgiving with Joe Bethersontin, Monday, July 06, 2026, 10:27 (16 days ago) @ San Pedro

That I saw the subject of your post in the "Latest Posts" box and had to click on it to see who, of the myriad candidates in this discussion about soccer, should be in prison.

Could have been Blatter. Could have been Trump (obviously, and 11 ways from Sunday). Could have been the referee with a history of match fixing. Could be Ronaldo. Could be like 50 other individuals named in the conversation.

It's like a month ago, we were all talking about how crazy and corrupt this runaway train of NIL had become and the madness of college football in general. And then the World Cup rolled into "town" and said, "hold my beer."

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Balogun reinstated by FIFA vs Belgium - Jack, 2026-07-05, 09:44
- This all just sucks… - bk, 2026-07-06, 10:25
  - I agree with this as well. And my job has similar concepts - BillyGoat, 2026-07-06, 10:33
- Not over yet.... - MEH, 2026-07-06, 07:59
  - Headed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport Ad Hoc... - PMan, 2026-07-06, 11:07
    - Balogun's starting. - PMan, 2026-07-06, 15:44
  - well this clears it all up - Jay, 2026-07-06, 08:25
  - I especially don't care what Sepp Blatter says about - BillyGoat, 2026-07-06, 08:15
    - He should be in prison. - San Pedro, 2026-07-06, 10:23
      - It speaks volumes... - BillyGoat, 2026-07-06, 10:27
- Reminds me of when Thomas Jefferson called the NBA - Mr. Natural, 2026-07-05, 19:39
- Norway Vs Brasil - hobbs, 2026-07-05, 15:18
  - It's time to stop romanticizing Brazil - HCE, 2026-07-05, 16:17
    - Someone on BSky called them the IU Basketball of WC - domer.mq, 2026-07-05, 18:35
      - omg - KGB, 2026-07-05, 19:46
  - Both Holland and Brazil are out thanks to… - PMan, 2026-07-05, 16:13
    - I dont know if its the manager - Mark, 2026-07-05, 18:02
      - Carlo Ancelotti might be the best manager in the world - HCE, 2026-07-05, 18:31
        
        Brazil played like Burnley - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-07-05, 18:47
- Precedent was set by allowing Ronaldo to play…. - MTIrish, 2026-07-05, 13:22
  - Maybe Croatia can appeal and get a shootout? - nedhead, 2026-07-05, 17:20
- Gifted link to original Athletic article … - Mark, 2026-07-05, 10:41
  - The red card was very harsh. - PMan, 2026-07-05, 11:50
    - It was also given in violation of FIFA's VAR protocols - HCE, 2026-07-05, 12:56
      - Agreed - Greg, 2026-07-06, 07:29
      - Yes, good description. - oviedoirish, 2026-07-06, 07:26
      - Seems like at least one of the VAR team… - PMan, 2026-07-05, 13:32
  - Not a good look for FIFA. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-07-05, 10:57
    - That’s a particularly partisan look at it - Savage, 2026-07-05, 17:49
      - I'm rooting for the U.S. -- - omahadomer, 2026-07-05, 18:00
        
        I'm rooting for the US. But I'll be less disappointed if - BillyGoat, 2026-07-06, 08:20
        
        My take is akin to this... - domer.mq, 2026-07-05, 18:37
        
        They would have though claimed that anyway - Savage, 2026-07-05, 18:56
      - Not just Ronaldo. - PMan, 2026-07-05, 18:00
        
        remind me of these? - Costa Rican, 2026-07-06, 08:04
        
        Here: - PMan, 2026-07-06, 08:35
        
        thanks for sending that over - Costa Rican, 2026-07-06, 10:59
    - Go Belgium! - hobbs, 2026-07-05, 15:29
      - I wish the U.S. would sit him but they won't. - omahadomer, 2026-07-05, 16:37
        
        He's forever soiled their honor & legacy - hobbs, 2026-07-05, 16:51
        
        Let's pump the brakes a bit. - KGB, 2026-07-05, 17:09
        
        Isn’t FIFA just a big cesspool of corruption? - bk, 2026-07-05, 17:43
        
        Who is it that said FIFA is a criminal organization - oviedoirish, 2026-07-06, 07:34
        
        If I'm honest part of my reaction - hobbs, 2026-07-05, 17:13
        
        Part? It's almost wholly manifested in the reason. - Domer99, 2026-07-06, 13:55
        
        There’s no denying the slime effect - Mark, 2026-07-05, 18:08
        
        Seems like US Soccer has been working hard on it… - PMan, 2026-07-05, 17:27
        
        ... which is why he should have stayed out of it - hobbs, 2026-07-05, 17:37
        
        Feels like a big overreaction. - PMan, 2026-07-05, 16:58
    - 1936 Berlin - omahadomer, 2026-07-05, 15:18
    - Well, they did give him that peace prize - Jack, 2026-07-05, 12:05
- Balogun to ball again vs Belgium - Jeff (BGS), 2026-07-05, 09:59

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It speaks volumes...