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WC - USA vs Slovenia (Fri 10 ET, ESPN)

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Report: FIFA may ax U.S.-Slovenia ref from WC - ESPN Soccernet

Report: Coulibaly to get FIFA review
ESPN.com news services

Malian referee Koman Coulibaly, criticized for disallowing a potentially U.S.-winning goal off a free kick in Friday's U.S.-Slovenia World Cup clash, may be dropped by FIFA for the rest of the World Cup, according to a Yahoo! Sports report.

Citing a FIFA source, the report says Coulibaly is poised to face an expedited performance review from the refereeing committee of world football's governing body. Officials plan to review footage on Saturday from the Group C game to evaluate Coulibaly's performance after several U.S. players blasted his handling of the match, Yahoo said.

Second-half sub Maurice Edu appeared to put the U.S. ahead in the 86th minute, poking in a close-range shot after Landon Donovan's free kick to him. But the goal was waved off by Couilibaly, though it was not clear on whom the foul was called or what the foul was.

After the match, Donovan said he asked the referee what the call was but did not get an answer.

"We asked the ref many times what it was or who it was on and he wouldn't or couldn't explain it," Donovan said. "I don't know what to think of the call because I didn't see any foul, just a normal free kick and a goal."

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OH10;1719537; said:
And what is the [censored] just happened? Does an official really have that much authority to take away a goal for no reason?
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Oh, I think he had a reason--he didn't want the USA to win...or, wait, did you mean a legitimate reason? Well, then, no, of course not.

I hate this kind of cr*p. :mad1: Disgraceful.
 
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OSU_Buckguy;1719530; said:
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I hope the guy bear hugging Bradley bought him dinner first.
 
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ghost of tibor;1719659; said:
LIke how some commentators are mentioning the lack of a red card minutes into the game on Dempsey's elbow. FUnny how the US coaches aren't bringing up that bad call.
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It should've been a yellow, but not a red. It was reckless, but not malicious.
 
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jlb1705;1719678; said:
It should've been a yellow, but not a red. It was reckless, but not malicious.
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At most. I think the commentators are now trying to come up with something, anything, to make it seem like the key calls were not so one sided. With Dempsey you could make a case he was trying to protect himself. He didn't swing his arm. Possibly a yellow. Definitely not a red.
 
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