Round of 8 (AKA The Quarter-Finals)

[BainesontoastNEW]

He is being suspended. Just not this game.

Oh? That's quite ridiculous.

 

[Nymzee]

Oh? That's quite ridiculous.

But the Turkey player IS getting suspended for his next two games

 

[barneygumble]

He is being suspended. Just not this game.

Didn't the Turkish fella get a 2-game ban? Why would the delay Bellingham?

 

[Nymzee]

Didn't the Turkish fella get a 2-game ban? Why would the delay Bellingham?

UEFA logic

 

[barneygumble]

UEFA logic

Suspended for 1-Year?

What's the point? He's potentially due to play 9 more international games in a year what a farce

 

[Martin Alvito]

Suspended for 1-Year?

What's the point? He's potentially due to play 9 more international games in a year what a farce

"We're suspending you for a game, but you can take it against Finland, Greece or Ireland in the Nations League."

Looks like the NCAA slapping one of its cash cows on the wrist, while hammering a "lesser" school to show how tough they can be on enforcement.

 

[RomanReigns]

Didn't the Turkish fella get a 2-game ban? Why would the delay Bellingham?

the turkish fella's gesture was significantly worse

The gesture is linked to the “Grey Wolves,” an ultra-nationalist youth branch of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)

“The symbols of Turkish right-wing extremists have no place in our stadiums,”

 

[Martin Alvito]

the turkish fella's gesture was significantly worse

The gesture is linked to the “Grey Wolves,” an ultra-nationalist youth branch of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)

“The symbols of Turkish right-wing extremists have no place in our stadiums,”

FIFA and UEFA shrugged at Xhaka and Shaqiri making an Albanian nationalist gesture at the Serbian bench six years ago. I don't think we can call the adjudication fair or consistent, here. The message is, "We don't like the Serbs, we don't like the Turks and we definitely don't like Turkish right-wing politics." That may be true, but it's not a good message to send.

Hypocrisy like this just provides oxygen to the ultra-right nonsense. They'll see racism and religion, where reality is dollar signs more often than not.

 

[stipe]

FIFA and UEFA shrugged at Xhaka and Shaqiri making an Albanian nationalist gesture at the Serbian bench six years ago. I don't think we can call the adjudication fair or consistent, here. The message is, "We don't like the Serbs, we don't like the Turks and we definitely don't like Turkish right-wing politics." That may be true, but it's not a good message to send.

Hypocrisy like this just provides oxygen to the ultra-right nonsense. They'll see racism and religion, where reality is dollar signs more often than not.

Its all about connections and influence at UEFA

 

[Rook]

Bellingham fined 30,000 euros for his gesture, but crucially, cleared to play. I didn't even know there was a chance of him being suspended?

the euros need sam casell

 

[TheBigIguana]

There’s been a lot of handwringing about the quality of this tournament but we’ve gotten 3 weeks of football with some great moments, games and goals. And here we are with four fantastic and high level quarterfinals starting with hopefully two awesome games today. I’m very excited so hopefully they live up to it.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Spain vs Germany itv 5pm -----Today
Portugal vs France bbc1 8pm --Today

england vs Switzerland bbc1 5pm tomorrow
Holland vs Turkiye itv 8pm tomorrow

 

[Thomasc]

I’m staying neutral

 

[TheBigIguana]

Can understand Sane because you need pace and directness but what in gods name is Emre Can doing on the team sheet?

 

[Lapeno77]

Something about that German national anthem, just hits the spot