Ronaldo avoids World Cup suspension

Sir peace frog said:
Cristiano Ronaldo will be able to play for Portugal in their opening game at next summer's World Cup finals despite his red card against the Republic of Ireland.

Ronaldo, 40, was sent off for an elbow to Dara O'Shea's back during Portugal's 2-0 qualifying defeat earlier this month.

Violent conduct normally carries a three-match ban but Ronaldo has had the second and third matches suspended for a year.
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Every day something about football makes me hate it bit more.
Like when this tranny looking weird **** knocked that kids phone out of his hand in a little mardy tantrum.
The fa waited till he left to then bad him.

The rashford offside goal did me.
This weekend the two pens notlooked at.
And the offside var Image.
Fuck off.
No screens at the swamp.
Or candlefields.
If city hadn't been my one constant since I was born I'd walk away completely.
 
WesthoughtonJohn said:
Have you read the other WC article today???
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The top four seeded countries will not be able to meet each other until the semi-finals of next year's World Cup for the first time in the tournament's history.

Fifa has announced that Spain (1st seed) and Argentina (2) will be 'paired' and placed into groups in opposite halves of the draw.

France (3) and England (4) will also be paired, which means England will not be able to come up against Spain or Argentina until the semi-finals, and France until the final.

This only applies if the four countries win their groups."

Just doesn't feel quite right to me - but I'm old school and thought a "draw" was just that RANDOM
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Seeding a World Cup until the final, when the groups are already seeded.

Copying the Champions League bollocks.

Farcical, sooner it all falls down the better.
 
And now they have ensured the top 4 seeds, Spain, Argentina, and England cant play each other till the semi final and France till the final stage due to placing them in certain parts of the draw.
Losing interest in this World Cup before it even begins
 
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WesthoughtonJohn said:
Have you read the other WC article today???
"
The top four seeded countries will not be able to meet each other until the semi-finals of next year's World Cup for the first time in the tournament's history.

Fifa has announced that Spain (1st seed) and Argentina (2) will be 'paired' and placed into groups in opposite halves of the draw.

France (3) and England (4) will also be paired, which means England will not be able to come up against Spain or Argentina until the semi-finals, and France until the final.

This only applies if the four countries win their groups."

Just doesn't feel quite right to me - but I'm old school and thought a "draw" was just that RANDOM
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You would think that having an expanded 48 team WC and all the changes that come with that would be enough changes. Now they're adding more wrinkles to the new equation before it's even had a chance to go ahead. This is yet another example of the football powers that be, in this case FIFA, making it up as they go along. This was rather unexpected though, even for them. I'm not sure what they are accomplishing but the process certainly does not give the impression of being random anymore, that's for sure.

As far the Ronaldo un-ban, stemming from the meeting with Trump. Well, obviously Trump is very cozy with the FIFA President, and you really can't expect him not to be given that the WC is in America. It would fit for him to make an argument that because Ronaldo likes him and wanted to meet him, that he would have convinced the FIFA President to allow to play. Perhaps trying to *ridiculously* relate the Ronaldo ban to what happened to him in American politics. I can understand it to an extent that he would try to held Ronaldo in any way he can after the meeting. Now, apparently there is a FIFA rule that allows this which I would like to know more about. But this begs the question, are there other players with a similar ban who didn't get un-banned?

Between VAR and all the changes to the WC, it should be said, a lot feels wrong with football and I'm frustrated at not being able to put it right. I do not believe football is going in the right direction. There's a famous saying that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. That's present day football in a nutshell. They tried to fix something that wasn't really broken, and in the process, they've broken football. But football still persists. There are still many things to love about the sport even in its current form. And despite my frustrations I do have some ideas on what can be done to move this back into the right direction. But it will take time. It does not instill confidence when we have a FIFA President who continues to do the kind of things he's done.
 
Blue Mist said:
I wonder if Sepp Blatter wants his job back. He was bent but nothing like the crook running it now.
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How Blatter was sacked is troubling in that I am not convinced it was justified. The story is that Blatter took some money but he insists the payment was allowed. Following his dismissal, there have been legal cases that he won which rejected the allegations.

All the kinds of changes, whether it's VAR, whether it's backwards kickoffs, whether it's changes to the WC, none of this would have happened under Blatter. Because he had respect for the Beautiful Game, the sport of Football, the way it should be played. We really needed someone like that in charge to keep things consistent and tightly tuned.

FIFA was said to be corrupt under Blatter, but relative to this crook it's no comparison. I know it would fit to believe that Blatter was corrupt, at least somewhat, and I'm not saying he wasn't, maybe a little bit here and there, but overall, I believe he was a good man and had a good amount of integrity to know not to change football for the worse, to not to give in to a reinventing of the wheel of sort. Football never needed that. Blatter really had a love for football, to know to not change football in the kind of ways we've seen it change since his departure.

This supposed payment, which got Blatter sacked, has changed the trajectory of football. Because it got this guy in here. Blatter must be very troubled by what happened to him and as a result to football. Maybe there's some regret over taking that payment but for this payment to result in all the dominos that have fallen to have reduced the sport as it has, is deeply troubling, regardless of how you feel about Blatter, I think we can all agree that he was a much better FIFA President than the current one and much less corrupt. Maybe not perfect, but he had respect for the sport which I respect.
 
WesthoughtonJohn said:
Have you read the other WC article today???
"
The top four seeded countries will not be able to meet each other until the semi-finals of next year's World Cup for the first time in the tournament's history.

Fifa has announced that Spain (1st seed) and Argentina (2) will be 'paired' and placed into groups in opposite halves of the draw.

France (3) and England (4) will also be paired, which means England will not be able to come up against Spain or Argentina until the semi-finals, and France until the final.

This only applies if the four countries win their groups."

Just doesn't feel quite right to me - but I'm old school and thought a "draw" was just that RANDOM
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It will become like tennis next where the whole thing is seeded to ensure the big boys go the furthest every time.
 
hertsblue said:
And now they have ensured the top 4 seeds, Spain, Argentina, and England cant play each other till the semi final and France till the final stage due to placing them in certain parts of the draw.
Losing interest in this World Cup before it even begins
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They still have to win their group to get the benefits of being 'seeded'
 
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