Lionel Messi's 'lucky charm' Ismail Elfath appointed to referee England vs Argentina World Cup semi-final
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The game is rigged. The FIFA CEO licks Trump's balls. It's just dystopian garbage that has nothing to do with sports.
Who even cares after Norway got eliminated. Literally the top 4 ranked teams in the world are in the semifinals, how boring is that?
I dunno as a Brit it's pretty exciting.
I dunno as a french it's not anymore ¯\(ツ)/¯
croatia got robbed again - /checked out
I’m still angry about that one and I have no connection to Croatia. Completely robbed.
Sounders fans know Elfath as the referee who declined to issue a red card to the wrestling enthusiasts' of Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia suplexed Cristian Roldan in 2020 (at least, that's how The Rock described it ).
There was even a change.org petition to have his license revoked.
Infantino: "Anything for you, little mijo!"
(Posting this because it made me laugh.)