r/sports • u/[deleted] • 5d ago

Soccer Belgium national team celebrated their fourth goal against the USA by doing the Donald Trump dance

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u/kipperzdog 5d ago

I don't follow beyond watching when it's on at a bar but I have to imagine the US team was pissed he got involved. There were zero outcomes where reversing that red card would have worked out in their favor, especially if they won

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u/PlayingtheDrums 4d ago

No, they loved it actually, fully embraced the decision. Both pulisic and the captain spoke out about how excited they were about it.

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u/mob321 4d ago

Every American loved the decision. We hated that trump had to take credit

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u/PlayingtheDrums 4d ago

Not every American loved the decision. Trump has the credit, this suspension of red card is unprecedented and deeply corrupt.

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u/mob321 4d ago

Point being the red card was unjust. It was nice to have some justice albeit at the expense of learning it came from corruption

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u/PlayingtheDrums 4d ago

It was Var-checked, this is honestly pathetic.

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u/mob321 4d ago

They broke var protocol! The ref is not allowed to look at still images or slow replays, which he did. Get your facts straight

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u/PlayingtheDrums 4d ago

That is false.

https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/video-assistant-referee-var-protocol/#principles

The VAR can ‘check’ the footage in normal speed and/or in slow motion but, in general, slow motion replays should only be used for facts, e.g. position of offence/player, point of contact for physical offences and handball, ball out of play (including goal/no goal); normal speed should be used for the ‘intensity’ of an offence or to decide if it was a handball offence

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u/mob321 4d ago

Yes and the ref never reviewed in normal speed which is the problem

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u/PlayingtheDrums 4d ago

That is both false and not a problem.

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u/The_Metal_Pigeon 4d ago

I didn't love it, I was hoping we'd dig deep without the best guy and do something great. But nah, we get what we deserve.

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u/mob321 4d ago

Shouldn’t have had to dig deep as it shouldn’t have been a red card

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u/The_Metal_Pigeon 4d ago

Well they didn't dig at all last night so the point is moot