Matt Stoller is trying to find the monopoly responsible for all this

Yes.

He needs to drop out. Should have never even run. Jesus

and there's the rape allegation he's gotta go he should've been gone a long, long time ago but he's gotta go

i have no idea whether this is actually what happened or not, but FIFA choosing to let trump take credit for doing a corruption when they had already decided to make a difficult (but wildly unpopular) call sounds just about right

<clears throat> assuming the USMNT are the only international soccer team to benefit from FIFA corruption is yet another example of centering the imperialist American experience at the expense of the rest of the world. learn about FIFA's proud global history of shady dealings. do the work!

It is so, so funny to see FIFA invent ad hoc legalisms for their completely fake appeals process

The takes around Balogun's ban being suspended are many and they are so hot. Scalding. Too much. Calm down, please.

I know this is the website where people post like Eric Garland but there is way too much Eric Garland posting about Folarin Balogun and the USMNT right now

Anyway if Donald Trump contributes to accidentally killing FIFA via blatant corruption it'll be the first cool thing he's ever done in his entire life so here's hoping.

Gotham is one of the greatest history books I have ever read and Wallace's appearances in the old PBS documentary about the history of NYC are sublime. He'll be tremendously missed. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/b...

I am apparently one of the best World Cup prognosticators on the globe?

college football fans will immediately and intuitively understand the ins and outs of international soccer governance in a way that other American sports fans rarely can

Lmao, c'mon now

Assholes who wish to rescind the 14th Amendment by fiat do not get to make jokes about Balogun. Sucks to suck, but you must shut up if you suck!

folks we're going full Sorsby Mode on this one

England fans waking up for work in two and a half hours

Somme, France in 1916:

It’s a lot like the old guard’s freakout over the “Watergate babies” elected in 1974.

keir starmer calling infantino to try and get that red card overturn and it somehow ends with harry kane getting suspended for the rest of the tournament

fireworks at the red card lololol

Not certain Keir Starmer can pull this one off

MAGNA CARD-A (I am yanked off stage by a comically large shepherd's crook)

Tons of fireworks for, uh...9:08 on July 5th. Maybe marking the start of the 2nd half in England v Mexico?

I honestly don't think FIFA was influenced by trump so much as they changed a decision for their own reasons and trump is inserting himself into it as if he actually changed anything. It's just that they're both so fucking shitty that no one will ever give either of them benefit of the doubt.

“we’re going to need a bigger longboat” is the perfect lede www.theguardian.com/football/202...

From the Telemundo broadcast just now by the commentary team during a slow-mo replay of the goal and a shot of Haaland with his hair down: "This is a perfect goal. The ball didn't touch anything." In exaggerated, gravely, dramatic voice: "TERMINATOR"

I don't really think it's possible, but if any player can pull a 2010 Cam Newton and single-handedly pull his otherwise mid-level team to a title, then Haaland would be a good bet to be that guy.

Wait no, I'm getting some new information, him trash talking the goalie after scoring that garbage time penalty was even sadder bsky.app/profile/seun...

I was really interested by the discussion on @soccerwisehq.bsky.social the other day about how Brazilian club teams make most of their money by selling players to European clubs, so there's heavy incentive to funnel players into expensive positions, and it's led to an incoherent national team

Brazil feeling a little like Lindisfarne today.

The way Haaland just…stood there and then thunderstruck it home. Good fucking god.

Brazil, you, ah…now is when you really need to press and get the ball back.

Haaland with the header

!!!!!!!

It is so exhausting to have this one dude poison everything the country does.

There were two entities: America 250, a bipartisan organization chartered by Congress, and Freedom 250, a Trump-backed group. Companies intending to donate to America250 were supplied routing and account numbers that directed their funds to Freedom 250. wapo.st/4fe4Whs

Trump celebrating Balogun’s eligibility to play for Team USA when his administration would strip Balogun’s citizenship tomorrow if he didn’t play world class soccer is really a chef’s kiss.

No, YOU’RE the one nearly weeping over the Sullivan Ballou letter at the end of episode one of The Civil War.

I knew one of the women killed when we were kids. Her mom was my Scoutmaster, though I have only hazy memories.

Everything is college football! www.nytimes.com/athletic/742...

fireworks outside the visiting team hotel all night.... unprecedented, suspicious administrative ruling undoing a suspension ... sorry world you're on CONCACAF turf now, these concacolors don't run baby

It’s a really funny runner how every issue in American history that apologists claim “no one” knew was wrong has a corresponding Quaker going “this is wrong”

A suspiciously favorable administrative decision means we're a real soccer country now.

Woah!

well that was quick

The Star Spangled Banner is indeed a stinker of an anthem. My perpetual replacement candidates are: Battle Hymn of the Republic American the Beautiful This Land is Your Land