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    DavidObs replied to the thread US v Bosnia.
    So effectively, what you are saying is that Article 27 is the trump(ed) card!!!
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    DavidObs reacted to RustyRef's post in the thread US v Bosnia with Like Like.
    Belgium have issued this statement ... Article 66.4 that they refer to states ... Bottom line is they had absolutely no right to...
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    DavidObs replied to the thread US v Bosnia.
    FIFA are not helping themselves with this decision & especially allowing what is essentially political interference.
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    DavidObs reacted to RefereeX's post in the thread US v Bosnia with Like Like.
    Thing is, the suspension hasn’t even been overturned, it’s been suspended. Which while less severe is actually worse, because it means...
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    DavidObs replied to the thread World Cup referee standards.
    I take your point, but that could be said about the teams involved. Are the 48 countries involved the best in the world, or is it that...
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    DavidObs replied to the thread World Cup referee standards.
    That’s a big statement to make saying FIFA is corrupt & is a word in my world that is banded about too often whether it be FIFA, FIFA...
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    DavidObs reacted to Archer's post in the thread World Cup referee standards with Like Like.
    An issue with any tournaments of this nature is that the 30 (?) referee teams selected aren’t the best 30 in the world, because of the...
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    DavidObs reacted to socal lurker's post in the thread France v Paraguay with Like Like.
    He was done after this game regardless of how he performed here. He was never a candidate for past this. Anyone thinking the...
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    DavidObs reacted to RustyRef's post in the thread France v Paraguay with Like Like.
    It was more petulant than violent for me. Should have been a caution but the on-pitch officials missed it and not serious enough for...
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    DavidObs reacted to RustyRef's post in the thread France v Paraguay with Like Like.
    Shocking performance, but I suspect it comes down to FIFA to come extent. They've clearly told referees to be lenient and only caution...
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    DavidObs reacted to Tealeaf's post in the thread France v Paraguay with Like Like.
    I know we all have games where it goes wrong. And having it go wrong in front of a huge audience is awful. But… you have to up your own...
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    DavidObs reacted to RefIADad's post in the thread France v Paraguay with Like Like.
    You have to wonder how much politics factored into this. Tantashev is an Uzbek, just like Ravshan Irmatov. Irmatov - who clearly had his...
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    DavidObs reacted to RefereeX's post in the thread France v Paraguay with Like Like.
    He wouldn’t be there if he wasn’t. People don’t get to world cups by accident. Perhaps the occasion got to him 🤷‍♂️
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    DavidObs replied to the thread France v Paraguay.
    Can’t hide anyone at this level of football & nor indeed at any level of football. There must have been good reason for his appointment...
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    DavidObs reacted to Johnson's post in the thread France v Paraguay with Like Like.
    Kone one is clearly reckless for me, regardless of threshold. Consistency shouldn’t mean consistently wrong. I’m curious for people’s...
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