Imagine if Messi did that

by Bryan (IrishCavan), Howth Castle and Environs, Wednesday, July 01, 2026, 19:52 (22 days ago) @ PMan

Oh, he did and had his studs up with no card? That ref was awful. He let a number of shirt pulls go without cards as well. Just a horrible performance.

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World Cup: Harry Kane for Prime Minister! - San Pedro, 2026-07-01, 12:14
- Balogun for President! - PMan, 2026-07-01, 18:07
  - Can the Lubbock Judge handle his red card appeal? - HumanRobot, 2026-07-02, 14:16
    - prescient - KGB, 2026-07-05, 15:54
  - Poster child for birthright citizenship - Greg, 2026-07-01, 20:05
    - I had no idea about that story until last night. What an - BillyGoat, 2026-07-02, 09:46
  - Not anymore - cdawg, 2026-07-01, 18:35
    - He is out for the next match as well, right? - Jeff (BGS), 2026-07-01, 20:34
      - Just incompetence. - PMan, 2026-07-01, 20:40
    - Should never get a red card for an off-balance… - PMan, 2026-07-01, 19:09
      - Atrociously bad card - Mark, 2026-07-01, 20:28
      - Imagine if Messi did that - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-07-01, 19:52
        
        That ref lost control of the match. - Mark, 2026-07-01, 20:30
        
        The hit by Dzeko on Adams should have been a yellow - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-07-02, 06:17
        
        Also forgot about the unnecessary shove on Freese - PMan, 2026-07-02, 10:14
        
        I forgot about the Bosnian manager… - PMan, 2026-07-01, 20:37
      - This is what bothers me about the decision-making here. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2026-07-01, 19:40
        
        The cheap shot on Adams off the kickoff before half… - PMan, 2026-07-01, 20:16
        
        Idiotic call. - KGB, 2026-07-01, 19:55
        
        Intent is a legit part of a red card - Mark, 2026-07-01, 20:35
    - IMO, the foul warranted a Yellow card. - hobbs, 2026-07-01, 18:42
      - The problem is that it wasn't called anything on the field - Savage, 2026-07-01, 19:09
        
        I agree with this - Dylan, 2026-07-02, 05:44
        
        But the definitions of "serious fould play" is - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2026-07-02, 06:13
        
        Endangering saftey doesn't require an injury. - ndroman21, 2026-07-02, 08:35
        
        Unless you're Messi. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2026-07-02, 09:35
        
        The whole thing reminded me of soooooooo many - BillyGoat, 2026-07-02, 09:46
        
        Interestingly I see the parallels, and its almosthe opposite - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2026-07-02, 10:19
        
        I thought of the exact same thing. Shuler's hit was a yellow - cdawg, 2026-07-02, 10:09
        
        Seems like there could be an easy way - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-07-02, 09:42
        
        At the risk of being biased, rugby does this well. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2026-07-02, 10:27
        
        I dunno, is Marius Jonker the TMO? - HullieAndMikes, 2026-07-02, 10:29
        
        Just don't let the French TV producers control the feeds. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2026-07-02, 11:40
        
        Messi could proverbially shoot someone and not see red. - ndroman21, 2026-07-02, 09:42
      - Agreed - cdawg, 2026-07-01, 18:51
- Belgium vs Senegal - Mark, 2026-07-01, 15:38
- Happy for Kane. He had to wait 4 years for redemption - hobbs, 2026-07-01, 12:24
  - Would have loved for Pickford's lazy goalkeeping... - PMan, 2026-07-01, 13:28
  - I watched the last World Cup. - San Pedro, 2026-07-01, 12:29
- They can be happy for now - Captain Robb, 2026-07-01, 12:22
  - England has even more Azteca trauma than we do - HCE, 2026-07-01, 12:34
    - Hand of God. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-07-01, 13:31
    - They'll always have the Falkland Islands. - San Pedro, 2026-07-01, 12:42
  - It's a brutal assignment. But I'll be firmly behind England - San Pedro, 2026-07-01, 12:28
- That’s Sir Harry Kane. - Chris, 2026-07-01, 12:18

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Imagine if Messi did that