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++Sky News++ captured his words, as he explained: “”Yes, I asked for a review by FIFA. I spoke to a man [Infantino] who is highly respected. I’m the one who got them to do it, not Biden. Biden was asleep.”

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[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 162 points 1 week ago (18 children)

Conspiracy time.

Because of the 250 years of independence, the final will be rigged to be USA/England and the USA will win controversially.

Then trump will keep the trophy

[–] TheVoiceOfRaison@thelemmy.club 37 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I'm already suspicious the USA have got as far as they have, yes Norway are ranked two places below, but Haaland is far far better than anyone the US can field. Chances are given the USA would have had plenty of Lantino countries in their qualifying group, they're only chance of getting into the World Cup was automatic due to hosting it. I don't know, maybe I'm being to harsh. Still it is utterly unbelievable that FIFA have reversed this.

[–] IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com 28 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (13 children)

Holy shit. As an American seeing the marketing and advertising for the world cup is sick. It's so cringy... I feel bad for all the authentic people that love the sport.

I wouldn't doubt if there's some business going on with FIFA on large corrupt scale though... American football is losing its pull of American culture... They needed a new sport to help them create submissive people.

It's about to get soulless like Hollywood and marketed pop music. ...and the Americans will froth over it like hungry zombies.

[–] charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)

American football is losing popularity and we're trying to replace it with soccer? lol jesus fucking christ

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[–] BigDiction@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

The host countries are usually setup to get out of their group. US has generally been good enough on their own to get to quarterfinals when they qualify, but that’s when the real tourney begins.

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[–] Hackworth@piefed.ca 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Will one of Starmer's last acts as PM be to try and get Quansah's red card overturned?

[–] TheVoiceOfRaison@thelemmy.club 19 points 1 week ago (5 children)

No, because he has some honor.

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[–] dogdeanafternoon@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Debunked. Thank fucking Christ.

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I hate that this doesn't sound as astoundingly stupid as it should thanks to the current state of affairs.

[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

He already kept the FIFA trophy won by someone else and infantino had to give a copy to the winners https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-fifa-soccer-club-world-cup-trophy_n_68755c06e4b0b1c6f12569ae

[–] adarza@piefed.ca 12 points 1 week ago (4 children)

france will lend a player to the americans, who then goes on to score the winner in extra time.

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[–] ecvanalog@lemmy.world 101 points 1 week ago (2 children)

“We cheated and still lost” is not the flex you think it is

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 week ago

Isn't it almost every trump flex , though?

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[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 98 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"it was I who cheated. Doesn't that make me amazing?"

[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Doesn't change a thing /s We did despise the corrupted USA administration already.

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[–] scytale@piefed.zip 73 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Lol I bet the commissioner didn’t expect he’d brag about it to the public.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago

He forgot he ever met Trump before? He ought to get that checked.

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[–] dhork@lemmy.world 61 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's not a parody quote, it's the actual quote in the Article, straight from the Horse's ass.

[–] huppakee@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Thanks for the clarification, one could think this came from the onion. /jk

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 60 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Wtf would Biden have to do with this

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 37 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Trump forgot that he's president and still thinks he's campaigning against Biden

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[–] x00z@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's just part of his cognitive bias manipulation.

He has to keep up chipping away logical reasoning and at some point people just accept it as truth.

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[–] namingthingsiseasy@programming.dev 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's the central foundation of his inferiority complex.

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[–] Undearius@lemmy.ca 55 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Biden was asleep

This is a fucking weird chirp coming from someone constantly falling asleep on camera.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And, like, how the heck is it Joe Biden's job to corruptly influence FIFA officials?

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

Biden derangement syndrome? He's complaining a past president didn't do anything for a current event

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The projection never ends.

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[–] Danarchy@lemmy.nz 49 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Man they really want the Wikipedia entry for US Men’s National Team results section to have an asterisk by the number 2026, don’t they

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[–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 48 points 1 week ago

He went and did exactly what he always goes and does: he made the thing about himself.

[–] Kennystillalive@feddit.org 46 points 1 week ago (1 children)

...and the whole football world cheered as Belgium mobbed the floor with them.

[–] NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social 45 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I was a great athlete and understand sports very well...

I understand penalising someone in one game but you can't penalise them for a game that hasn't happened yet.

How can anyone listen to such nonsense and be like "yeah I should vote for that guy". Every time I torture myself by watching a video of him, there's some outlandish claim of great knowledge or adeptness on a subject, immediately followed by laying out complete misunderstanding of said subject.

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 21 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeah, that second one was an insane sentence. You literally can, Donald. That's how the fucking suspension system works, as you well know.

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[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 42 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When I get more time I might edit this for a world cup theme...but it still mildly fits.

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[–] BigDiction@lemmy.world 32 points 1 week ago (6 children)
[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago

His references are out of control. I have to admit it's pretty sweet that da mayor is a proficient footie shitposter.

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[–] SarcasticMan@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago (3 children)

As an American Tottenham fan I am over the moon with how Poch has transformed Team USA and I was so ready to watch them beat Belgium without one of their best players.

Now it just looks stupid, like no one believes they could do it without this one guy. On top of the optics of it now Belgium has an extra reason to fight, it will absolutly light a fire under them. Was it a red card? No, it should have been a yellow but that's the game. You put the chip on your shoulder and go out there and fuck shit up. Now Belgium has the chip.

Just another example of the whining bitch culture the US has become under trump, the biggest thin skinned bitch of them all.

Norway is on form and are going to give England a great run and France are going to be hard to beat. People have been dogging this WC but honestly its been entertaining. The officiating has been half trash but the games have mostly been lit and the upsets have been great.

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[–] notsosure@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Really takes the fun out of the tournament.

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[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I... really... I have no clue how anyone can listen to that, read that, or whatever, and not instantly realize that guy is an absolute moron. What the fuck?

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[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 20 points 1 week ago

What a cunt.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 19 points 1 week ago

We had a good thing, you stupid son of a bitch

Anyone who knew someone like Trump would ruin a well-oiled grift machine.

This sorry excuse for a human being has less planning skills than a pool of piranhas.

He could have called Infantino, have the suspension reversed and brushed away tbe journalist's question with a joke, but he's even worse than Berlusconi.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 week ago

Well the ownership class of the US is a bunch of Karens. We know this.

And we know FIFA is corrupt AF, even more than the NFL.

What's vulgar about it now is that it's done without a lick of subtlety or tact. The corruption is out in the open. They're doing the Qu'ils mangent de la brioche more plainly and more often than was ever done in France.

( Technical history fact: Marie Antoinette never said it, but the rumor was viciously spread and sped her way to the guillotine. The historic queen was classically trained and actually had tact. The French aristocracy, however, did not.)

[–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 week ago

Disqualify the US and bring back Cabo Verde

[–] jaemo@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago

Lie. Cheat. Lose. Repeat.

This is 100% on-brand.

[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But did they tell him that balogun not only is black, but got the citizenship by ius soli, two things he hate and wants to remove?

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[–] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 15 points 1 week ago

“Me no sleep. Except at meetings. Because me SMART!!!”

That appeal on the decision from the other team will appreciate this quote

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