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    From =?UTF-8?Q?Pelle_Svansl=C3=B6s?=@pelle@svans.los to rec.sport.tennis on Mon Jul 6 10:58:20 2026
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    President Trump called Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, in the
    hours after the United States menrCOs soccer team played Wednesday and
    asked him to review the suspension of the teamrCOs top goal scorer in the World Cup, Folarin Balogun, after he was given a red card, according to
    four people familiar with the conversation.

    On Sunday, FIFA reversed the suspension, announcing that Mr. Balogun
    would be eligible to play Monday against Belgium.

    The reversal is highly unusual and is the first time since 1962 that
    FIFA has allowed a player to appear in a game when they would have been suspended after being sent off in the World Cup.

    Shortly after Mr. BalogunrCOs red card, senior Trump administration
    officials, including Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, and Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House task force on the
    World Cup, engaged lawyers to help the U.S. Soccer Federation try to
    appeal, despite FIFArCOs rules against such appeals, according to two of
    the people familiar with the call.

    U.S. Soccer officials argued the red card was improperly given to Mr.
    Balogun because the officials should not have used slow-motion video
    replay in determining the penalty, the people said. Use of video replays
    is common practice, and players have frequently been ejected after reviews.

    Scott Goodwin, a hedge fund manager and major donor to U.S. Soccer,
    brought to the attention of Trump officials public accusations that
    Raphael Claus, the referee, was involved in match fixing in Brazil by
    giving out irregular red cards. Brazilian authorities and FIFA have
    found no evidence of wrongdoing by Mr. Claus, but Mr. Trump brought up
    those allegations in his call with Mr. Infantino, the people familiar
    with the call said. Mr. Goodwin referred comment to U.S. Soccer. Mr.
    Claus did not initially call a foul on Mr. Balogun but was asked to
    review his decision by other officials tasked with monitoring replays.
    That group hailed from Venezuela, Colombia and France.

    On Sunday, Mr. Infantino and Mr. Trump spoke again right after Mr.
    Balogun was reinstated, and the president told Mr. Infantino that it was
    the right decision, the people said. Mr. Trump also called Mauricio Pochettino, the U.S. coach, and wished him luck in the game against
    Belgium on Monday. Mr. Pochettino told reporters at a news conference on Sunday that his team was rCLnot the bad guys.rCY

    In a statement, the White House confirmed that Mr. Trump and Mr.
    Infantino had spoken about the red card, and added that rCLthe correct and proper outcome was achievedrCY after what it described as an independent review. The White House said the U.S. government had provided
    information for that process. It declined to provide any additional
    details of the conversation between Mr. Trump and Mr. Infantino.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/trump-fifa-balogun-world-cup.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

    These people know no shame.
    --
    "Cough cough"
    -- Suzanne Lenglen

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    Pelle Svansl=C3=B6s <pelle@svans.los> Wrote in message:r
    President Trump called Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, in the ho=
    urs after the United States men=E2=80=99s soccer team played Wednesday and = asked him to review the suspension of the team=E2=80=99s top goal scorer in=
    the World Cup, Folarin Balogun, after he was given a red card, according t=
    o four people familiar with the conversation.On Sunday, FIFA reversed the s= uspension, announcing that Mr. Balogun would be eligible to play Monday aga= inst Belgium.The reversal is highly unusual and is the first time since 196=
    2 that FIFA has allowed a player to appear in a game when they would have b= een suspended after being sent off in the World Cup.Shortly after Mr. Balog= un=E2=80=99s red card, senior Trump administration officials, including How= ard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, and Andrew Giuliani, the executive dir= ector of the White House task force on the World Cup, engaged lawyers to he=
    lp the U.S. Soccer Federation try to appeal, despite FIFA=E2=80=99s rules a= gainst such appeals, according to two of the people familiar with the call.= U.S. Soccer officials argued the red card was improperly given to Mr. Balog=
    un because the officials should not have used slow-motion video replay in d= etermining the penalty, the people said. Use of video replays is common pra= ctice, and players have frequently been ejected after reviews.Scott Goodwin=
    , a hedge fund manager and major donor to U.S. Soccer, brought to the atten= tion of Trump officials public accusations that Raphael Claus, the referee,=
    was involved in match fixing in Brazil by giving out irregular red cards. = Brazilian authorities and FIFA have found no evidence of wrongdoing by Mr. = Claus, but Mr. Trump brought up those allegations in his call with Mr. Infa= ntino, the people familiar with the call said. Mr. Goodwin referred comment=
    to U.S. Soccer. Mr. Claus did not initially call a foul on Mr. Balogun but=
    was asked to review his decision by other officials tasked with monitoring=
    replays. That group hailed from Venezuela, Colombia and France.On Sunday, = Mr. Infantino and Mr. Trump spoke again right after Mr. Balogun was reinsta= ted, and the president told Mr. Infantino that it was the right decision, t=
    he people said. Mr. Trump also called Mauricio Pochettino, the U.S. coach, = and wished him luck in the game against Belgium on Monday. Mr. Pochettino t= old reporters at a news conference on Sunday that his team was =E2=80=9Cnot=
    the bad guys.=E2=80=9DIn a statement, the White House confirmed that Mr. T= rump and Mr. Infantino had spoken about the red card, and added that =E2=80= =9Cthe correct and proper outcome was achieved=E2=80=9D after what it descr= ibed as an independent review. The White House said the U.S. government had=
    provided information for that process. It declined to provide any addition=
    al details of the conversation between Mr. Trump and Mr. Infantino.https://= www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/trump-fifa-balogun-world-cup.html?smid=3Dnytc= ore-ios-shareThese people know no shame.-- "Cough cough"-- Suzanne Lenglen




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  • From Scall5@nospam@home.net to rec.sport.tennis on Mon Jul 6 23:01:55 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.tennis

    On 7/6/2026 2:58 AM, Pelle Svansl||s wrote:
    President Trump called Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, in the
    hours after the United States menrCOs soccer team played Wednesday and
    asked him to review the suspension of the teamrCOs top goal scorer in the World Cup, Folarin Balogun, after he was given a red card, according to
    four people familiar with the conversation.

    On Sunday, FIFA reversed the suspension, announcing that Mr. Balogun
    would be eligible to play Monday against Belgium.

    The reversal is highly unusual and is the first time since 1962 that
    FIFA has allowed a player to appear in a game when they would have been suspended after being sent off in the World Cup.

    Shortly after Mr. BalogunrCOs red card, senior Trump administration officials, including Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, and Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House task force on the
    World Cup, engaged lawyers to help the U.S. Soccer Federation try to
    appeal, despite FIFArCOs rules against such appeals, according to two of
    the people familiar with the call.

    U.S. Soccer officials argued the red card was improperly given to Mr. Balogun because the officials should not have used slow-motion video
    replay in determining the penalty, the people said. Use of video replays
    is common practice, and players have frequently been ejected after reviews.

    Scott Goodwin, a hedge fund manager and major donor to U.S. Soccer,
    brought to the attention of Trump officials public accusations that
    Raphael Claus, the referee, was involved in match fixing in Brazil by
    giving out irregular red cards. Brazilian authorities and FIFA have
    found no evidence of wrongdoing by Mr. Claus, but Mr. Trump brought up
    those allegations in his call with Mr. Infantino, the people familiar
    with the call said. Mr. Goodwin referred comment to U.S. Soccer. Mr.
    Claus did not initially call a foul on Mr. Balogun but was asked to
    review his decision by other officials tasked with monitoring replays.
    That group hailed from Venezuela, Colombia and France.

    On Sunday, Mr. Infantino and Mr. Trump spoke again right after Mr.
    Balogun was reinstated, and the president told Mr. Infantino that it was
    the right decision, the people said. Mr. Trump also called Mauricio Pochettino, the U.S. coach, and wished him luck in the game against
    Belgium on Monday. Mr. Pochettino told reporters at a news conference on Sunday that his team was rCLnot the bad guys.rCY

    In a statement, the White House confirmed that Mr. Trump and Mr.
    Infantino had spoken about the red card, and added that rCLthe correct and proper outcome was achievedrCY after what it described as an independent review. The White House said the U.S. government had provided
    information for that process. It declined to provide any additional
    details of the conversation between Mr. Trump and Mr. Infantino.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/trump-fifa-balogun-world-cup.html? smid=nytcore-ios-share

    These people know no shame.


    Apparently didn't matter much...
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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?Pelle_Svansl=C3=B6s?=@pelle@svans.los to rec.sport.tennis on Tue Jul 7 12:10:02 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.tennis

    On 7.7.2026 7.01, Scall5 wrote:
    On 7/6/2026 2:58 AM, Pelle Svansl||s wrote:
    President Trump called Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, in the
    hours after the United States menrCOs soccer team played Wednesday and
    asked him to review the suspension of the teamrCOs top goal scorer in
    the World Cup, Folarin Balogun, after he was given a red card,
    according to four people familiar with the conversation.

    On Sunday, FIFA reversed the suspension, announcing that Mr. Balogun
    would be eligible to play Monday against Belgium.

    The reversal is highly unusual and is the first time since 1962 that
    FIFA has allowed a player to appear in a game when they would have
    been suspended after being sent off in the World Cup.

    Shortly after Mr. BalogunrCOs red card, senior Trump administration
    officials, including Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, and
    Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House task force
    on the World Cup, engaged lawyers to help the U.S. Soccer Federation
    try to appeal, despite FIFArCOs rules against such appeals, according to
    two of the people familiar with the call.

    U.S. Soccer officials argued the red card was improperly given to Mr.
    Balogun because the officials should not have used slow-motion video
    replay in determining the penalty, the people said. Use of video
    replays is common practice, and players have frequently been ejected
    after reviews.

    Scott Goodwin, a hedge fund manager and major donor to U.S. Soccer,
    brought to the attention of Trump officials public accusations that
    Raphael Claus, the referee, was involved in match fixing in Brazil by
    giving out irregular red cards. Brazilian authorities and FIFA have
    found no evidence of wrongdoing by Mr. Claus, but Mr. Trump brought up
    those allegations in his call with Mr. Infantino, the people familiar
    with the call said. Mr. Goodwin referred comment to U.S. Soccer. Mr.
    Claus did not initially call a foul on Mr. Balogun but was asked to
    review his decision by other officials tasked with monitoring replays.
    That group hailed from Venezuela, Colombia and France.

    On Sunday, Mr. Infantino and Mr. Trump spoke again right after Mr.
    Balogun was reinstated, and the president told Mr. Infantino that it
    was the right decision, the people said. Mr. Trump also called
    Mauricio Pochettino, the U.S. coach, and wished him luck in the game
    against Belgium on Monday. Mr. Pochettino told reporters at a news
    conference on Sunday that his team was rCLnot the bad guys.rCY

    In a statement, the White House confirmed that Mr. Trump and Mr.
    Infantino had spoken about the red card, and added that rCLthe correct
    and proper outcome was achievedrCY after what it described as an
    independent review. The White House said the U.S. government had
    provided information for that process. It declined to provide any
    additional details of the conversation between Mr. Trump and Mr.
    Infantino.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/trump-fifa-balogun-world-
    cup.html? smid=nytcore-ios-share

    These people know no shame.


    Apparently didn't matter much...

    Failure wipes away the consequences of an if that never came. The
    attempt stays. And is not approved of by anybody.

    Perhaps the athletes themselves did know shame. I would not be surprised
    if they did. They live on the pitch.
    --
    "Cough cough"
    -- Suzanne Lenglen
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  • From *skriptis@skriptis@post.t-com.hr to rec.sport.tennis on Tue Jul 7 11:38:39 2026
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    Pelle Svansl=C3=B6s <pelle@svans.los> Wrote in message:r
    On 7.7.2026 7.01, Scall5 wrote:> On 7/6/2026 2:58 AM, Pelle Svansl=C3=B6s=
    wrote:>> President Trump called Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, i=
    n the >> hours after the United States men=E2=80=99s soccer team played Wed= nesday and >> asked him to review the suspension of the team=E2=80=99s top = goal scorer in >> the World Cup, Folarin Balogun, after he was given a red = card, >> according to four people familiar with the conversation.>>>> On Su= nday, FIFA reversed the suspension, announcing that Mr. Balogun >> would be=
    eligible to play Monday against Belgium.>>>> The reversal is highly unusua=
    l and is the first time since 1962 that >> FIFA has allowed a player to app= ear in a game when they would have >> been suspended after being sent off i=
    n the World Cup.>>>> Shortly after Mr. Balogun=E2=80=99s red card, senior T= rump administration >> officials, including Howard Lutnick, the commerce se= cretary, and >> Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House = task force >> on the World Cup, engaged lawyers to help the U.S. Soccer Fed= eration >> try to appeal, despite FIFA=E2=80=99s rules against such appeals=
    , according to >> two of the people familiar with the call.>>>> U.S. Soccer=
    officials argued the red card was improperly given to Mr. >> Balogun becau=
    se the officials should not have used slow-motion video >> replay in determ= ining the penalty, the people said. Use of video >> replays is common pract= ice, and players have frequently been ejected >> after reviews.>>>> Scott G= oodwin, a hedge fund manager and major donor to U.S. Soccer, >> brought to = the attention of Trump officials public accusations that >> Raphael Claus, = the referee, was involved in match fixing in Brazil by >> giving out irregu= lar red cards. Brazilian authorities and FIFA have >> found no evidence of = wrongdoing by Mr. Claus, but Mr. Trump brought up >> those allegations in h=
    is call with Mr. Infantino, the people familiar >> with the call said. Mr. = Goodwin referred comment to U.S. Soccer. Mr. >> Claus did not initially cal=
    l a foul on Mr. Balogun but was asked to >> review his decision by other of= ficials tasked with monitoring replays. >> That group hailed from Venezuela=
    , Colombia and France.>>>> On Sunday, Mr. Infantino and Mr. Trump spoke aga=
    in right after Mr. >> Balogun was reinstated, and the president told Mr. In= fantino that it >> was the right decision, the people said. Mr. Trump also = called >> Mauricio Pochettino, the U.S. coach, and wished him luck in the g= ame >> against Belgium on Monday. Mr. Pochettino told reporters at a news >=
    conference on Sunday that his team was =E2=80=9Cnot the bad guys.=E2=80=
    In a statement, the White House confirmed that Mr. Trump and Mr. >>=
    Infantino had spoken about the red card, and added that =E2=80=9Cthe corre=
    ct >> and proper outcome was achieved=E2=80=9D after what it described as a=
    n >> independent review. The White House said the U.S. government had >> pr= ovided information for that process. It declined to provide any >> addition=
    al details of the conversation between Mr. Trump and Mr. >> Infantino.>>>> = https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/trump-fifa-balogun-world- >> cup.html=
    ? smid=3Dnytcore-ios-share>>>> These people know no shame.>>> > Apparently = didn't matter much...Failure wipes away the consequences of an if that neve=
    r came. The attempt stays. And is not approved of by anybody.Perhaps the at= hletes themselves did know shame. I would not be surprised if they did. The=
    y live on the pitch.-- "Cough cough"-- Suzanne Lenglen




    They (he) took the court so I guess his shame (if any) was overshadowed by = fear of Trump, lol.

    How dare you now not to play after I put you back in, hahaha.



    Btw but it's interesting thing.

    No rule is set in stone. My friend talked many years ago about 2002 World C=
    up final, then Germany's best player Ballack was ineligible for the final d=
    ue to accumulated yellow cards. He got one yellow say in one round robin m= atch, and second yellow in semis, so he accumulated 2, so he misses next ma= tch, per rules, and that was the final.

    Brazil won that 2-0.


    Friend said it would have never happened in American sports (meaning those = NFL, NHL, NBA, etc) as the whole point of the sports and business is to hav=
    e the best on field.

    Trump's bewilderment with the meaning of the red card actually showed it, i=
    t felt genuine that it was deeply illogical to him that the guy would be i= neligible for the next game.

    Friend still claims yellow cards should not be accumulated, he says players=
    get it for all sorts of meaningless things nowadays, it's not like you're = successfully penalising brutish players...

    Those who are brutes get direct red card anyway and they miss the next game=
    anyway.




    So I see this as somewhat cultural, US, as it joins the football =E2=9A=BD = world, will undoubtedly affect it, with its sheer size, and economic power.

    Like, they already turned standard match into match of quarters.=20

    Normally we have halves, 15 minutes pause in between for the team and coach=
    to discuss tactics, but now it's turned into some US spectacle with effect= ively quartets. Each half is broken into two with those "hydration" breaks,=
    effectively killing the momentum of the game each time.

    Just that, makes these matches bordely (ir)regular already per established = customs.






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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?Pelle_Svansl=C3=B6s?=@pelle@svans.los to rec.sport.tennis on Tue Jul 7 13:29:44 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.tennis

    On 7.7.2026 12.38, *skriptis wrote:
    Pelle Svansl||s <pelle@svans.los> Wrote in message:r
    On 7.7.2026 7.01, Scall5 wrote:> On 7/6/2026 2:58 AM, Pelle Svansl||s wrote:>> President Trump called Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, in the >> hours after the United States menrCOs soccer team played Wednesday and >> asked him to review the suspension of the teamrCOs top goal scorer in >> the World Cup, Folarin Balogun, after he was given a red card, >> according to four people familiar with the conversation.>>>> On Sunday, FIFA reversed the suspension, announcing that Mr. Balogun >> would be eligible to play Monday against Belgium.>>>> The reversal is highly unusual and is the first time since 1962 that >> FIFA has allowed a player to appear in a game when they would have >> been suspended after being sent off in the World Cup.>>>> Shortly after Mr. BalogunrCOs red card, senior Trump administration >> officials, including Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, and >> Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House task force >> on the World Cup, engaged lawyers to help the U.S. Soccer Federation >> try to appeal, despite FIFArCOs rules against such appeals, according to >> two of the people familiar with the call.>>>> U.S. Soccer officials argued the red card was improperly given to Mr. >> Balogun because the officials should not have used slow-motion video >> replay in determining the penalty, the people said. Use of video >> replays is common practice, and players have frequently been ejected >> after reviews.>>>> Scott Goodwin, a hedge fund manager and major donor to U.S. Soccer, >> brought to the attention of Trump officials public accusations that >> Raphael Claus, the referee, was involved in match fixing in Brazil by >> giving out irregular red cards. Brazilian authorities and FIFA have >> found no evidence of wrongdoing by Mr. Claus, but Mr. Trump brought up >> those allegations in his call with Mr. Infantino, the people familiar >> with the call said. Mr. Goodwin referred comment to U.S. Soccer. Mr. >> Claus did not initially call a foul on Mr. Balogun but was asked to >> review his decision by other officials tasked with monitoring replays. >> That group hailed from Venezuela, Colombia and France.>>>> On Sunday, Mr. Infantino and Mr. Trump spoke again right after Mr. >> Balogun was reinstated, and the president told Mr. Infantino that it >> was the right decision, the people said. Mr. Trump also called >> Mauricio Pochettino, the U.S. coach, and wished him luck in the game >> against Belgium on Monday. Mr. Pochettino told reporters at a news >> conference on Sunday that his team was rCLnot the bad guys.rCY>>>> In a statement, the White House confirmed that Mr. Trump and Mr. >> Infantino had spoken about the red card, and added that rCLthe correct >> and proper outcome was achievedrCY after what it described as an >> independent review. The White House said the U.S. government had >> provided information for that process. It declined to provide any >> additional details of the conversation between Mr. Trump and Mr. >> Infantino.>>>> https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/trump-fifa-balogun-world- >> cup.html? smid=nytcore-ios-share>>>> These people know no shame.>>> > Apparently didn't matter much...Failure wipes away the consequences of an if that never came. The attempt stays. And is not approved of by anybody.Perhaps the athletes themselves did know shame. I would not be surprised if they did. They live on the pitch.-- "Cough cough"-- Suzanne Lenglen




    They (he) took the court so I guess his shame (if any) was overshadowed by fear of Trump, lol.

    How dare you now not to play after I put you back in, hahaha.

    Very true. Mauricio Pochettino might well have had found himself in a detention centre had he not played what's-his-name.



    Btw but it's interesting thing.

    No rule is set in stone. My friend talked many years ago about 2002 World Cup final, then Germany's best player Ballack was ineligible for the final due to accumulated yellow cards. He got one yellow say in one round robin match, and second yellow in semis, so he accumulated 2, so he misses next match, per rules, and that was the final.

    Brazil won that 2-0.


    Friend said it would have never happened in American sports (meaning those NFL, NHL, NBA, etc) as the whole point of the sports and business is to have the best on field.

    Trump's bewilderment with the meaning of the red card actually showed it, it felt genuine that it was deeply illogical to him that the guy would be ineligible for the next game.

    We all have our opinions. Trump is entitled to his.

    But there's two ifs coming and the rules are not infallible. Kipling
    taught us to treat both ifs the same and not do the bone spurs thing
    when facing the unwanted.

    A lootless thief is still a thief.

    Friend still claims yellow cards should not be accumulated, he says players get it for all sorts of meaningless things nowadays, it's not like you're successfully penalising brutish players...

    Those who are brutes get direct red card anyway and they miss the next game anyway.




    So I see this as somewhat cultural, US, as it joins the football rU+ world, will undoubtedly affect it, with its sheer size, and economic power.

    Like, they already turned standard match into match of quarters.

    Normally we have halves, 15 minutes pause in between for the team and coach to discuss tactics, but now it's turned into some US spectacle with effectively quartets. Each half is broken into two with those "hydration" breaks, effectively killing the momentum of the game each time.

    Just that, makes these matches bordely (ir)regular already per established customs.






    --
    "Cough cough"
    -- Suzanne Lenglen
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  • From Sawfish@sawfish666@gmail.com to rec.sport.tennis on Tue Jul 7 08:02:32 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.tennis

    On 7/7/26 2:38 AM, *skriptis wrote:
    Pelle Svansl||s <pelle@svans.los> Wrote in message:r
    On 7.7.2026 7.01, Scall5 wrote:> On 7/6/2026 2:58 AM, Pelle Svansl||s wrote:>> President Trump called Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, in the >> hours after the United States menrCOs soccer team played Wednesday and >> asked him to review the suspension of the teamrCOs top goal scorer in >> the World Cup, Folarin Balogun, after he was given a red card, >> according to four people familiar with the conversation.>>>> On Sunday, FIFA reversed the suspension, announcing that Mr. Balogun >> would be eligible to play Monday against Belgium.>>>> The reversal is highly unusual and is the first time since 1962 that >> FIFA has allowed a player to appear in a game when they would have >> been suspended after being sent off in the World Cup.>>>> Shortly after Mr. BalogunrCOs red card, senior Trump administration >> officials, including Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, and >> Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House task force >> on the World Cup, engaged lawyers to help the U.S. Soccer Federation >> try to appeal, despite FIFArCOs rules against such appeals, according to >> two of the people familiar with the call.>>>> U.S. Soccer officials argued the red card was improperly given to Mr. >> Balogun because the officials should not have used slow-motion video >> replay in determining the penalty, the people said. Use of video >> replays is common practice, and players have frequently been ejected >> after reviews.>>>> Scott Goodwin, a hedge fund manager and major donor to U.S. Soccer, >> brought to the attention of Trump officials public accusations that >> Raphael Claus, the referee, was involved in match fixing in Brazil by >> giving out irregular red cards. Brazilian authorities and FIFA have >> found no evidence of wrongdoing by Mr. Claus, but Mr. Trump brought up >> those allegations in his call with Mr. Infantino, the people familiar >> with the call said. Mr. Goodwin referred comment to U.S. Soccer. Mr. >> Claus did not initially call a foul on Mr. Balogun but was asked to >> review his decision by other officials tasked with monitoring replays. >> That group hailed from Venezuela, Colombia and France.>>>> On Sunday, Mr. Infantino and Mr. Trump spoke again right after Mr. >> Balogun was reinstated, and the president told Mr. Infantino that it >> was the right decision, the people said. Mr. Trump also called >> Mauricio Pochettino, the U.S. coach, and wished him luck in the game >> against Belgium on Monday. Mr. Pochettino told reporters at a news >> conference on Sunday that his team was rCLnot the bad guys.rCY>>>> In a statement, the White House confirmed that Mr. Trump and Mr. >> Infantino had spoken about the red card, and added that rCLthe correct >> and proper outcome was achievedrCY after what it described as an >> independent review. The White House said the U.S. government had >> provided information for that process. It declined to provide any >> additional details of the conversation between Mr. Trump and Mr. >> Infantino.>>>> https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/trump-fifa-balogun-world- >> cup.html? smid=nytcore-ios-share>>>> These people know no shame.>>> > Apparently didn't matter much...Failure wipes away the consequences of an if that never came. The attempt stays. And is not approved of by anybody.Perhaps the athletes themselves did know shame. I would not be surprised if they did. They live on the pitch.-- "Cough cough"-- Suzanne Lenglen




    They (he) took the court so I guess his shame (if any) was overshadowed by fear of Trump, lol.

    How dare you now not to play after I put you back in, hahaha.



    Btw but it's interesting thing.

    No rule is set in stone. My friend talked many years ago about 2002 World Cup final, then Germany's best player Ballack was ineligible for the final due to accumulated yellow cards. He got one yellow say in one round robin match, and second yellow in semis, so he accumulated 2, so he misses next match, per rules, and that was the final.

    Brazil won that 2-0.


    Friend said it would have never happened in American sports (meaning those NFL, NHL, NBA, etc) as the whole point of the sports and business is to have the best on field.

    Trump's bewilderment with the meaning of the red card actually showed it, it felt genuine that it was deeply illogical to him that the guy would be ineligible for the next game.

    Friend still claims yellow cards should not be accumulated, he says players get it for all sorts of meaningless things nowadays, it's not like you're successfully penalising brutish players...

    Those who are brutes get direct red card anyway and they miss the next game anyway.




    So I see this as somewhat cultural, US, as it joins the football rU+ world, will undoubtedly affect it, with its sheer size, and economic power.

    Like, they already turned standard match into match of quarters.

    Normally we have halves, 15 minutes pause in between for the team and coach to discuss tactics, but now it's turned into some US spectacle with effectively quartets. Each half is broken into two with those "hydration" breaks, effectively killing the momentum of the game each time.

    Diverging a bit, here in the US there is an obsession with safety as an overarching concept. Many public debates are settled by one side
    claiming that their proposal is safer. I expect that soon safety will be
    added to the infinite list of basic human rights.

    It's very clearly an attribute of the feminine psyche, and the degree to
    which it now effectively frames public debate demonstrates the degree to
    which governance is now essentially mom-ism.

    What is it like there?


    Just that, makes these matches bordely (ir)regular already per established customs.






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    On 7/7/26 2:38 AM, *skriptis wrote:> Pelle Svansl=C3=B6s <pelle@svans.los= Wrote in message:r>> On 7.7.2026 7.01, Scall5 wrote:> On 7/6/2026 2:58 AM=
    , Pelle Svansl=C3=B6s wrote:>> President Trump called Gianni Infantino, the=
    president of FIFA, in the >> hours after the United States men=E2=80=99s s= occer team played Wednesday and >> asked him to review the suspension of th=
    e team=E2=80=99s top goal scorer in >> the World Cup, Folarin Balogun, afte=
    r he was given a red card, >> according to four people familiar with the co= nversation.>>>> On Sunday, FIFA reversed the suspension, announcing that Mr=
    . Balogun >> would be eligible to play Monday against Belgium.>>>> The reve= rsal is highly unusual and is the first time since 1962 that >> FIFA has al= lowed a player to appear in a game when they would have >> been suspended a= fter being sent off in the World Cup.>>>> Shortly after Mr. Balogun=E2=80=
    =99s red card, senior Trump administration >> officials, including Howard L= utnick, the commerce secretary, and >> Andrew Giuliani, the executive direc= tor of the White House task force >> on the World Cup, engaged lawyers to h= elp the U.S. Soccer Federation >> try to appeal, despite FIFA=E2=80=99s rul=
    es against such appeals, according to >> two of the people familiar with th=
    e call.>>>> U.S. Soccer officials argued the red card was improperly given =
    to Mr. >> Balogun because the officials should not have used slow-motion vi= deo >> replay in determining the penalty, the people said. Use of video >> = replays is common practice, and players have frequently been ejected >> aft=
    er reviews.>>>> Scott Goodwin, a hedge fund manager and major donor to U.S.=
    Soccer, >> brought to the attention of Trump officials public accusations = that >> Raphael Claus, the referee, was involved in match fixing in Brazil =
    by >> giving out irregular red cards. Brazilian authorities and FIFA have >=
    found no evidence of wrongdoing by Mr. Claus, but Mr. Trump brought up >>=
    those allegations in his call with Mr. Infantino, the people familiar >> w= ith the call said. Mr. Goodwin referred comment to U.S. Soccer. Mr. >> Clau=
    s did not initially call a foul on Mr. Balogun but was asked to >> review h=
    is decision by other officials tasked with monitoring replays. >> That grou=
    p hailed from Venezuela, Colombia and France.>>>> On Sunday, Mr. Infantino = and Mr. Trump spoke again right after Mr. >> Balogun was reinstated, and th=
    e president told Mr. Infantino that it >> was the right decision, the peopl=
    e said. Mr. Trump also called >> Mauricio Pochettino, the U.S. coach, and w= ished him luck in the game >> against Belgium on Monday. Mr. Pochettino tol=
    d reporters at a news >> conference on Sunday that his team was =E2=80=9Cno=
    t the bad guys.=E2=80=9D>>>> In a statement, the White House confirmed that=
    Mr. Trump and Mr. >> Infantino had spoken about the red card, and added th=
    at =E2=80=9Cthe correct >> and proper outcome was achieved=E2=80=9D after w= hat it described as an >> independent review. The White House said the U.S.=
    government had >> provided information for that process. It declined to pr= ovide any >> additional details of the conversation between Mr. Trump and M=
    r. >> Infantino.>>>> https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/trump-fifa-balog= un-world- >> cup.html? smid=3Dnytcore-ios-share>>>> These people know no sh= ame.>>> > Apparently didn't matter much...Failure wipes away the consequenc=
    es of an if that never came. The attempt stays. And is not approved of by a= nybody.Perhaps the athletes themselves did know shame. I would not be surpr= ised if they did. They live on the pitch.-- "Cough cough"-- Suzanne Lenglen=
    They (he) took the court so I guess his shame (if any) was oversh=
    adowed by fear of Trump, lol.> > How dare you now not to play after I put y=
    ou back in, hahaha.> > > > Btw but it's interesting thing.> > No rule is se=
    t in stone. My friend talked many years ago about 2002 World Cup final, the=
    n Germany's best player Ballack was ineligible for the final due to accumul= ated yellow cards. He got one yellow say in one round robin match, and sec= ond yellow in semis, so he accumulated 2, so he misses next match, per rule=
    s, and that was the final.> > Brazil won that 2-0.> > > Friend said it woul=
    d have never happened in American sports (meaning those NFL, NHL, NBA, etc)=
    as the whole point of the sports and business is to have the best on field=
    Trump's bewilderment with the meaning of the red card actually showed =
    it, it felt genuine that it was deeply illogical to him that the guy would=
    be ineligible for the next game.> > Friend still claims yellow cards shoul=
    d not be accumulated, he says players get it for all sorts of meaningless t= hings nowadays, it's not like you're successfully penalising brutish player= s...> > Those who are brutes get direct red card anyway and they miss the n= ext game anyway.> > > > > So I see this as somewhat cultural, US, as it joi=
    ns the football =E2=9A=BD world, will undoubtedly affect it, with its sheer=
    size, and economic power.> > Like, they already turned standard match into=
    match of quarters.> > Normally we have halves, 15 minutes pause in between=
    for the team and coach to discuss tactics, but now it's turned into some U=
    S spectacle with effectively quartets. Each half is broken into two with th= ose "hydration" breaks, effectively killing the momentum of the game each t= ime.Diverging a bit, here in the US there is an obsession with safety as an=
    overarching concept. Many public debates are settled by one side claiming = that their proposal is safer. I expect that soon safety will be added to th=
    e infinite list of basic human rights.It's very clearly an attribute of the=
    feminine psyche, and the degree to which it now effectively frames public = debate demonstrates the degree to which governance is now essentially mom-i= sm.What is it like there?



    There were talks about banning head shot in football/soccer as it is proven=
    it kills your brain cells.

    However they (who) can't push this =E2=9A=BD unless they deal with boxing f= irst and until they ban boxing =F0=9F=A5=8A, we're safe.

    I'm aware of your safety regulations but to my mind it's not really about m= omism it's more about jewism.

    It's all done to safeguard yourself from lawsuit, not out of some deep conc= ern for population.


    For example, do we really need to have warnings in washing detergents, or c=
    ar battery, "not edible"?

    Many people here laugh when they see that stuff.

    That's not concern for people, it's to avoid potential lawsuits in a highly=
    judaized society.


    The true concern for people would be perhaps stuff like banning GMO, declar= ing clear water a human right, stuff like that.

    Don't get me wrong, of course there's an element of momism both there and h= ere, for example penal systems being tweaked heavily into rehabilitation is=
    the stuff you talk about and clear sign of momism. It happens here to an e= xtent as well, no doubt.

    But I'd say all of these monstrosities are more prelevant in Anglo or Germa= nic populations, less in Slavic or Latin.

    For example Italians sell vine with Mussolini labels, while Germans still s= end money to Jews in Israel.


    https://www.vinilunardelli.com/en/shop/hystory-line/ventennio/mussolini


    https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/visiting-german-fm-signs-deal-= for-berlin-to-raise-yad-vashem-funding-to-e5m-annually-through-2030/





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  • From Sawfish@sawfish666@gmail.com to rec.sport.tennis on Tue Jul 7 12:19:45 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.tennis

    On 7/7/26 8:22 AM, *skriptis wrote:
    Sawfish <sawfish666@gmail.com> Wrote in message:r
    On 7/7/26 2:38 AM, *skriptis wrote:> Pelle Svansl||s <pelle@svans.los> Wrote in message:r>> On 7.7.2026 7.01, Scall5 wrote:> On 7/6/2026 2:58 AM, Pelle Svansl||s wrote:>> President Trump called Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, in the >> hours after the United States menrCOs soccer team played Wednesday and >> asked him to review the suspension of the teamrCOs top goal scorer in >> the World Cup, Folarin Balogun, after he was given a red card, >> according to four people familiar with the conversation.>>>> On Sunday, FIFA reversed the suspension, announcing that Mr. Balogun >> would be eligible to play Monday against Belgium.>>>> The reversal is highly unusual and is the first time since 1962 that >> FIFA has allowed a player to appear in a game when they would have >> been suspended after being sent off in the World Cup.>>>> Shortly after Mr. BalogunrCOs red card, senior Trump administration >> officials, including Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, and >> Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House task force >> on the World Cup, engaged lawyers to help the U.S. Soccer Federation >> try to appeal, despite FIFArCOs rules against such appeals, according to >> two of the people familiar with the call.>>>> U.S. Soccer officials argued the red card was improperly given to Mr. >> Balogun because the officials should not have used slow-motion video >> replay in determining the penalty, the people said. Use of video >> replays is common practice, and players have frequently been ejected >> after reviews.>>>> Scott Goodwin, a hedge fund manager and major donor to U.S. Soccer, >> brought to the attention of Trump officials public accusations that >> Raphael Claus, the referee, was involved in match fixing in Brazil by >> giving out irregular red cards. Brazilian authorities and FIFA have >> found no evidence of wrongdoing by Mr. Claus, but Mr. Trump brought up >> those allegations in his call with Mr. Infantino, the people familiar >> with the call said. Mr. Goodwin referred comment to U.S. Soccer. Mr. >> Claus did not initially call a foul on Mr. Balogun but was asked to >> review his decision by other officials tasked with monitoring replays. >> That group hailed from Venezuela, Colombia and France.>>>> On Sunday, Mr. Infantino and Mr. Trump spoke again right after Mr. >> Balogun was reinstated, and the president told Mr. Infantino that it >> was the right decision, the people said. Mr. Trump also called >> Mauricio Pochettino, the U.S. coach, and wished him luck in the game >> against Belgium on Monday. Mr. Pochettino told reporters at a news >> conference on Sunday that his team was rCLnot the bad guys.rCY>>>> In a statement, the White House confirmed that Mr. Trump and Mr. >> Infantino had spoken about the red card, and added that rCLthe correct >> and proper outcome was achievedrCY after what it described as an >> independent review. The White House said the U.S. government had >> provided information for that process. It declined to provide any >> additional details of the conversation between Mr. Trump and Mr. >> Infantino.>>>> https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/trump-fifa-balogun-world- >> cup.html? smid=nytcore-ios-share>>>> These people know no shame.>>> > Apparently didn't matter much...Failure wipes away the consequences of an if that never came. The attempt stays. And is not approved of by anybody.Perhaps the athletes themselves did know shame. I would not be surprised if they did. They live on the pitch.-- "Cough cough"-- Suzanne Lenglen> > > > > They (he) took the court so I guess his shame (if any) was overshadowed by fear of Trump, lol.> > How dare you now not to play after I put you back in, hahaha.> > > > Btw but it's interesting thing.> > No rule is set in stone. My friend talked many years ago about 2002 World Cup final, then Germany's best player Ballack was ineligible for the final due to accumulated yellow cards. He got one yellow say in one round robin match, and second yellow in semis, so he accumulated 2, so he misses next match, per rules, and that was the final.> > Brazil won that 2-0.> > > Friend said it would have never happened in American sports (meaning those NFL, NHL, NBA, etc) as the whole point of the sports and business is to have the best on field.> > Trump's bewilderment with the meaning of the red card actually showed it, it felt genuine that it was deeply illogical to him that the guy would be ineligible for the next game.> > Friend still claims yellow cards should not be accumulated, he says players get it for all sorts of meaningless things nowadays, it's not like you're successfully penalising brutish players...> > Those who are brutes get direct red card anyway and they miss the next game anyway.> > > > > So I see this as somewhat cultural, US, as it joins the football rU+ world, will undoubtedly affect it, with its sheer size, and economic power.> > Like, they already turned standard match into match of quarters.> > Normally we have halves, 15 minutes pause in between for the team and coach to discuss tactics, but now it's turned into some US spectacle with effectively quartets. Each half is broken into two with those "hydration" breaks, effectively killing the momentum of the game each time.Diverging a bit, here in the US there is an obsession with safety as an overarching concept. Many public debates are settled by one side claiming that their proposal is safer. I expect that soon safety will be added to the infinite list of basic human rights.It's very clearly an attribute of the feminine psyche, and the degree to which it now effectively frames public debate demonstrates the degree to which governance is now essentially mom-ism.What is it like there?



    There were talks about banning head shot in football/soccer as it is proven it kills your brain cells.

    However they (who) can't push this rU+ unless they deal with boxing first and until they ban boxing EfNe, we're safe.

    I'm aware of your safety regulations but to my mind it's not really about momism it's more about jewism.

    It's all done to safeguard yourself from lawsuit, not out of some deep concern for population.


    For example, do we really need to have warnings in washing detergents, or car battery, "not edible"?

    Different angle.

    I'm talking about making it unlawful for adults to ride their bicycles
    without a helmet.

    https://www.nhtsa.gov/book/countermeasures-that-work/bicycle-safety/countermeasures/legislation-and-licensing/universal

    This in the Mom-type stuff.

    Now the cover-your-ass stuff *leverages* the righteous females and metrosexuals energy to do their work for them. They publicly pressure
    local law-makers to write such ordinances.


    Many people here laugh when they see that stuff.

    It's ridiculous.


    That's not concern for people, it's to avoid potential lawsuits in a highly judaized society.

    Yes.



    The true concern for people would be perhaps stuff like banning GMO, declaring clear water a human right, stuff like that.

    Don't get me wrong, of course there's an element of momism both there and here, for example penal systems being tweaked heavily into rehabilitation is the stuff you talk about and clear sign of momism. It happens here to an extent as well, no doubt.

    Yes,


    But I'd say all of these monstrosities are more prelevant in Anglo or Germanic populations, less in Slavic or Latin.

    This is what I was asking.

    There must have been some point in N European cultural development where females were granted a protected status that went beyond traditional latin/slavic norms.

    Then gradually they leveraged it into what is now accepted as "the voice
    of reason", when in fact it is the voice of emotion and misplaced empathy.


    For example Italians sell vine with Mussolini labels, while Germans still send money to Jews in Israel.

    Heavens!!!



    https://www.vinilunardelli.com/en/shop/hystory-line/ventennio/mussolini


    https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/visiting-german-fm-signs-deal-for-berlin-to-raise-yad-vashem-funding-to-e5m-annually-through-2030/





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  • From Scall5@nospam@home.net to rec.sport.tennis on Tue Jul 7 18:17:14 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.tennis

    On 7/7/2026 4:10 AM, Pelle Svansl||s wrote:
    On 7.7.2026 7.01, Scall5 wrote:
    On 7/6/2026 2:58 AM, Pelle Svansl||s wrote:
    President Trump called Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, in
    the hours after the United States menrCOs soccer team played Wednesday
    and asked him to review the suspension of the teamrCOs top goal scorer
    in the World Cup, Folarin Balogun, after he was given a red card,
    according to four people familiar with the conversation.

    On Sunday, FIFA reversed the suspension, announcing that Mr. Balogun
    would be eligible to play Monday against Belgium.

    The reversal is highly unusual and is the first time since 1962 that
    FIFA has allowed a player to appear in a game when they would have
    been suspended after being sent off in the World Cup.

    Shortly after Mr. BalogunrCOs red card, senior Trump administration
    officials, including Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, and
    Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House task force
    on the World Cup, engaged lawyers to help the U.S. Soccer Federation
    try to appeal, despite FIFArCOs rules against such appeals, according
    to two of the people familiar with the call.

    U.S. Soccer officials argued the red card was improperly given to Mr.
    Balogun because the officials should not have used slow-motion video
    replay in determining the penalty, the people said. Use of video
    replays is common practice, and players have frequently been ejected
    after reviews.

    Scott Goodwin, a hedge fund manager and major donor to U.S. Soccer,
    brought to the attention of Trump officials public accusations that
    Raphael Claus, the referee, was involved in match fixing in Brazil by
    giving out irregular red cards. Brazilian authorities and FIFA have
    found no evidence of wrongdoing by Mr. Claus, but Mr. Trump brought
    up those allegations in his call with Mr. Infantino, the people
    familiar with the call said. Mr. Goodwin referred comment to U.S.
    Soccer. Mr. Claus did not initially call a foul on Mr. Balogun but
    was asked to review his decision by other officials tasked with
    monitoring replays. That group hailed from Venezuela, Colombia and
    France.

    On Sunday, Mr. Infantino and Mr. Trump spoke again right after Mr.
    Balogun was reinstated, and the president told Mr. Infantino that it
    was the right decision, the people said. Mr. Trump also called
    Mauricio Pochettino, the U.S. coach, and wished him luck in the game
    against Belgium on Monday. Mr. Pochettino told reporters at a news
    conference on Sunday that his team was rCLnot the bad guys.rCY

    In a statement, the White House confirmed that Mr. Trump and Mr.
    Infantino had spoken about the red card, and added that rCLthe correct
    and proper outcome was achievedrCY after what it described as an
    independent review. The White House said the U.S. government had
    provided information for that process. It declined to provide any
    additional details of the conversation between Mr. Trump and Mr.
    Infantino.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/trump-fifa-balogun-world-
    cup.html? smid=nytcore-ios-share

    These people know no shame.


    Apparently didn't matter much...

    Failure wipes away the consequences of an if that never came. The
    attempt stays. And is not approved of by anybody.

    Perhaps the athletes themselves did know shame. I would not be surprised
    if they did. They live on the pitch.


    I agree. Nixon was greatly criticized for 'declaring' the NCAA national football champ.

    I hope FIFA had the balls to ignore it.
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