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World Cup 2026 - USA/Canada/Mexico
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He’d be nowhere near the England squad. There is no attacking player in the England squad anyone objective would argue would be dropped for Balogun, and many that didn’t make the squad who would be well ahead of him too.PragueAddick said:How good is Balogun, actually? I have not watched a US game in full. Mate of mine is antsy with him for choosing the States over England, but looking at his career record I’d be surprised if he’d even get near the current squad.5 -
He had a choice between Nigeria, England and the USA, and took the easiest route4
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XxChaz Hill said:Big increase in Tariffs on Belgian goods entering the US on the way
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Fixed that for you!PragueAddick said:How good is Balogun, actually? I have not watched a US game in full. Mate of mine is antsy with him for choosing the States over England, but looking at his career record I’d be surprised if he’d even get near the current Charlton squad.
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I feel bad for Balogun. He is just trying to play in a World Cup and suddenly he is a pawn in a bunch of political shenanigans and will now be seen as a symbol of corruption through no fault of his own9
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He’s currently scoring a goal every three games for Monaco which is very decent but before that his stats were although decent enough not that much better than average. Age 25 so should be approaching his peak. It’s a shame for the lad that this controversy is likely to define him rather than his footballing career. Perhaps living in Monaco will ease his pain.PragueAddick said:How good is Balogun, actually? I have not watched a US game in full. Mate of mine is antsy with him for choosing the States over England, but looking at his career record I’d be surprised if he’d even get near the current squad.2 -
It will serve as a reminder of the country he chose to represent.Bostonaddick said:I feel bad for Balogun. He is just trying to play in a World Cup and suddenly he is a pawn in a bunch of political shenanigans and will now be seen as a symbol of corruption through no fault of his own1 -
Still wouldn't be surprised if a PL side drops £40m on Balogun. There's always one of those strikers after every World Cup that goes for a substantial fee.2
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It will serve as a reminder of the country he chose to represent.Bostonaddick said:I feel bad for Balogun. He is just trying to play in a World Cup and suddenly he is a pawn in a bunch of political shenanigans and will now be seen as a symbol of corruption through no fault of his own
The US is an amazing country filled mostly with wonderful, friendly, welcoming people. The mad man in the White House and the culture wars and policies that currently prevail are (hopefully) transient.8 -
I largely agree, Bob, but a fair proportion of the 'wonderful people' voted for the orange turd not once but twice.bobmunro said:EugenesAxe said:
It will serve as a reminder of the country he chose to represent.Bostonaddick said:I feel bad for Balogun. He is just trying to play in a World Cup and suddenly he is a pawn in a bunch of political shenanigans and will now be seen as a symbol of corruption through no fault of his own
The US is an amazing country filled mostly with wonderful, friendly, welcoming people. The mad man in the White House and the culture wars and policies that currently prevail are (hopefully) transient.
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Could say the same about Russia...bobmunro said:EugenesAxe said:
It will serve as a reminder of the country he chose to represent.Bostonaddick said:I feel bad for Balogun. He is just trying to play in a World Cup and suddenly he is a pawn in a bunch of political shenanigans and will now be seen as a symbol of corruption through no fault of his own
The US is an amazing country filled mostly with wonderful, friendly, welcoming people. The mad man in the White House and the culture wars and policies that currently prevail are (hopefully) transient.I'm being flippant, of course it is, it was in response to an earlier comment that he had multiple options to choose from, he happened to choose the one that has ended up where it is.0 -
Three times, in a lot of cases.IdleHans said:
I largely agree, Bob, but a fair proportion of the 'wonderful people' voted for the orange turd not once but twice.bobmunro said:EugenesAxe said:
It will serve as a reminder of the country he chose to represent.Bostonaddick said:I feel bad for Balogun. He is just trying to play in a World Cup and suddenly he is a pawn in a bunch of political shenanigans and will now be seen as a symbol of corruption through no fault of his own
The US is an amazing country filled mostly with wonderful, friendly, welcoming people. The mad man in the White House and the culture wars and policies that currently prevail are (hopefully) transient.
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IdleHans said:
I largely agree, Bob, but a fair proportion of the 'wonderful people' voted for the orange turd not once but twice.bobmunro said:EugenesAxe said:
It will serve as a reminder of the country he chose to represent.Bostonaddick said:I feel bad for Balogun. He is just trying to play in a World Cup and suddenly he is a pawn in a bunch of political shenanigans and will now be seen as a symbol of corruption through no fault of his own
The US is an amazing country filled mostly with wonderful, friendly, welcoming people. The mad man in the White House and the culture wars and policies that currently prevail are (hopefully) transient.
Good point, well made.1 -
If he played in the PL he'd be playing for somebody like Fulham or Everton rather than one of the absolute top teams. He probably is the best player the US team have but that says more about the rest of that team than it does him.PragueAddick said:How good is Balogun, actually? I have not watched a US game in full. Mate of mine is antsy with him for choosing the States over England, but looking at his career record I’d be surprised if he’d even get near the current squad.1 -
The corruption wasn’t his fault. But if he had anything about him he’d have refused to play and served the ban.Bostonaddick said:I feel bad for Balogun. He is just trying to play in a World Cup and suddenly he is a pawn in a bunch of political shenanigans and will now be seen as a symbol of corruption through no fault of his own4 -
Yeah that would make complete sense , US owners , history of signing American players and a lack of anything up front.fenaddick said:
Got Fulham written all over himMarcusH26 said:Still wouldn't be surprised if a PL side drops £40m on Balogun. There's always one of those strikers after every World Cup that goes for a substantial fee.1 -
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I would claim that the current POTUS would rather enjoy being peed on by a boy, but that might get me into trouble with him, so I won'tFriend Or Defoe said:10 -
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Saibari from Morocco is the one, but Bayern were sensible and got a deal done before the tournament for €50 million. If they'd waited it'd probably be €70 million now.MarcusH26 said:Still wouldn't be surprised if a PL side drops £40m on Balogun. There's always one of those strikers after every World Cup that goes for a substantial fee.1 -
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I feel sorry for the genuine US soccer fans who have had this political stain on their tournament run.
I watched the US v Bosnia game in a makeshift neighbourhood fan park in Atlanta, and was told by locals that soccer is seen as the 'woke' sport by many out there (which is one reason why the MLS struggles for popularity) so they really won't have Trump's envolvment over the past few days.4 -
There is another club with US owners that is rumoured to be losing their French striker to Forest and the man who managed them most recently.MarcusH26 said:
Yeah that would make complete sense , US owners , history of signing American players and a lack of anything up front.fenaddick said:
Got Fulham written all over himMarcusH26 said:Still wouldn't be surprised if a PL side drops £40m on Balogun. There's always one of those strikers after every World Cup that goes for a substantial fee.1 -
Why are you calling it soccer?Croydon said:I feel sorry for the genuine US soccer fans who have had this political stain on their tournament run.
I watched the US v Bosnia game in a makeshift neighbourhood fan park in Atlanta, and was told by locals that soccer is seen as the 'woke' sport by many out there (which is one reason why the MLS struggles for popularity) so they really won't have enjoyed Trump's enjoyment over the past few days.3 -
Didn’t see him refusing to play last night. Quite happy to go along with it. As they all were. Silent from their camp.Bostonaddick said:I feel bad for Balogun. He is just trying to play in a World Cup and suddenly he is a pawn in a bunch of political shenanigans and will now be seen as a symbol of corruption through no fault of his own0 -
Culture wars were and will be much worse under his opposition.bobmunro said:EugenesAxe said:
It will serve as a reminder of the country he chose to represent.Bostonaddick said:I feel bad for Balogun. He is just trying to play in a World Cup and suddenly he is a pawn in a bunch of political shenanigans and will now be seen as a symbol of corruption through no fault of his own
The US is an amazing country filled mostly with wonderful, friendly, welcoming people. The mad man in the White House and the culture wars and policies that currently prevail are (hopefully) transient.1 -
Wow only just heard about this. What a disgusting excuse for a human being.ShootersHillGuru said:
Not much we can do as a nation other than condemn this woman but I’d hope if ever she feels the need to visit this country or any other in Europe then it’s her that’s given the middle finger. Gobsmackingly disgustingLeroy Ambrose said:Fucking hell, this is vile. How have we ever reached this point as a civilisation?
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I’ve just finished watching.I reckon Trump lost them that game.USA had no fight, effort, passion from KO.They looked embarrassed to be on the pitch knowing that they were cheating.1
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