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On Sunday morning, as PFT was waking up from a colonoscopy, news broke that FIFA had suspended the one-game suspension of U.S. striker Folarin Balogun, who had been red-carded in a previous World Cup match. The hosts of Pardon My Take were ecstatic. "I thought that I died and that I was in heaven," PFT said. The red card itself was "bullshit" — Balogun had caught a player with his cleats, but it wasn't intentional, and the VAR official (named Juan Soto) had used slow-motion replay improperly. The red card stood, but the one-game suspension that came with it was suspended, meaning Balogun would be available for the knockout game against Belgium. The hosts were unapologetic about benefiting from what the rest of the world was calling corruption. "It's good to feel just it's nice to win," they said, comparing it to how Chiefs fans feel. They credited FIFA for doing the right thing, Donald Trump for possibly strong-arming the decision to impress his son Barron, and the "meme warriors" on social media who circulated side-by-side comparisons of Balogun's foul with a similar non-call on Messi. The hosts were gleeful that Belgium had practiced all week for a U.S. team without Balogun, and now had to face him. "If you're a man, you want to play the best," they said. "What is this crying about?"

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