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Seen on twitter: Hopefully not true: BREAKING: Howard Lutnick was involved in reversing FIFA’s red card decision on American player Balogun, per POLITICO

What you should complain about is the USA red card getting overturned. Every team knew you could not overturn a decision after the match in this world cup. This was the policy. And believe me through out WC history there has been some terrible red card mistakes. They happen. Though it might not have been a red card... the ref and VAR room decided it was red. End of story as per the policy. If you want to make it possible to correct mistakes then fine. (although with VAR this should be way less of a problem) But make it a policy before the tournament starts. There have been yellow cards given that were not yellow. Mistakes happen. Accumulate enough yellow cards and you'll miss a match... This smells like some kind of corruption. Crazy really.

You guys need to shut up lol If you don't watch or haven't played football, you really shouldn't complain/critique the refereeing! Think about it - that makes no sense. Brazil had two clear penalties. It does not matter if there was a chance or not for Brazil to score had it not been a penalty. Both were fouls inside the box and thus a penalty. The second one was really clumsy and just bad defending by Norway. A really stupid penalty to give away. It was a penalty nontheless.

@Gregmal I understand your feeling. The problem is though: offside is a black and white decision just like if the ball is inside the goal or not. Is what it is. Also the refs and the VAR room know the rules much better than the public and it's their job to apply the rules obv. Wrt offside I've heard it mentioned that they should/could change the rule to if the feet are offside or not. I tend to agree that might be better. Still we'd be having the issue regarding centimers offside, but seem better to look at the feet rather than the body. Easier to see and understand.

Love F1!

Unfortunately here we can absolutely blame the new regs! It won't be great as the drivers won't be able to go flat out in two of the most important corners due to saving energy instead (so they can go faster in a straight line!). It's so fucking crazy and ridiculous. Hopefully they'll get the regs sorted out as soon as possible. Hopefully going back to v8 eventually.

You can only suggest getting rid of the offside rule if you actually are not a fan/player. It's a totally ridiculous suggestion - sorry. There are def issues I'd like to get sorted. Like time wasting, cheating, professional freekicks (I'd like these yellowcard to give a 10 min suspension as they are so effective to kill the game). Having said all that I've thought the refereeing has been very good so far. One thing to keep in mind is that it's impossible for the referees to get it all right. Because they are human of course, but also because everybody never really agrees even after the fact with all camera angles if it indeed was a freekick, penalty or a yellow or red card. It's a continuous discussion after every match it seems.

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@SharperDingaan What makes you certain we'll see a material change in the coming days?

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YES! These days the "racism" card is called very easily! I believe Guy is Jewish. Being pro Israel is just a lot of very bad words for a lot of people. Pointing out that there is an immigration problem is also racism etc. Is what it is... -- Guy Spier always seemed thoughtful and kind. Wishing him and his family all the best.

Bought a home some 13 years ago. Proved to be a fantastic investment. 40% downpayment; interest only loan. Refinanced within 3 years = got the downpayment plus a bit out. Net investment negative! Present LTV 40%ish. Home up appr. 150%. Tax free if/when I sell. Yearly expenses have been less than half compared to renting. And still are. Fantastic neighbourhood; great city. Neighbourhood has improved while living here and will continue to do so - although not at the same rate. So will the city. Of course this opportunity not present for current buyers. Easy to take for things for granted, but important to reflect and be grateful.

@yesman182 could you please link the mentioned article?