{"id":1086,"date":"2010-06-18T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-18T20:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomathon.com\/mphp\/?p=1086"},"modified":"2010-06-18T15:25:37","modified_gmt":"2010-06-18T20:25:37","slug":"the-us-joins-the-football-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.tomathon.com\/mphp\/2010\/06\/the-us-joins-the-football-world\/","title":{"rendered":"The US joins the Football world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;by complaining about the officiating.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1087\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomathon.com\/mphp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Coulibaly2.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1087\" data-attachment-id=\"1087\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.tomathon.com\/mphp\/2010\/06\/the-us-joins-the-football-world\/coulibaly2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomathon.com\/mphp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Coulibaly2.jpg?fit=650%2C526\" data-orig-size=\"650,526\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Coulibaly2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Koman Coulibaly C. 2 hours after the US Match: en.wikipedia.org&#8217;s &#8220;List of bank robbers and robberies&#8221;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Two hours after the US Match: Koman Coulibaly still on en.wikipedia.org&#8217;s &#8220;List of bank robbers and robberies&#8221;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomathon.com\/mphp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Coulibaly2.jpg?fit=300%2C242\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomathon.com\/mphp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Coulibaly2.jpg?fit=560%2C453\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1087\" title=\"Coulibaly2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tomathon.com\/mphp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Coulibaly2-300x242.jpg?resize=300%2C242\" alt=\"Coulibaly wikipedia vandalism \" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomathon.com\/mphp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Coulibaly2.jpg?resize=300%2C242 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomathon.com\/mphp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Coulibaly2.jpg?w=650 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two hours after the US Match: Koman Coulibaly still on en.wikipedia.org&#39;s &quot;List of bank robbers and robberies&quot;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Also see<a title=\"http:\/\/soccer.fanhouse.com\/2010\/06\/18\/koman-coulibalys-referee-united-states-slovenia-world-cup-wikipedia\/\" onmousedown=\"return  rwt(this,'','','','7','AFQjCNFnV8Y7Z6bArzbwb1m2T0D0ZAiyHg','lwAcl_9tRcbSvuydGkzqEg','0CDcQFjAG')\" href=\"http:\/\/soccer.fanhouse.com\/2010\/06\/18\/koman-coulibalys-referee-united-states-slovenia-world-cup-wikipedia\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em> Koman  Coulibaly&#8217;s Wikipedia<\/em> Page Defaced Within Minutes of US Draw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Poor Koman Coulibaly.\u00a0 He had a tough match, and as much as I love Mali and Malian football, that was a goal he whistled off. I do find it interesting that he&#8217;s an anti-corruption investigator, and likely the most honest and unflamboyant fella you&#8217;ll ever meet.\u00a0 So there&#8217;s really no justification for accusing the man of corruption over this, as <a class=\"zem_slink freebase\/en\/eric_wynalda\" title=\"Eric Wynalda\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eric_Wynalda\">Eric Wynalda<\/a> apparently did, from the front lines of his California living room.<\/p>\n<p>But what an appalling call.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/408208-why-fifa-is-to-blame-for-missed-wins-for-usa-germany\">Why FIFA Is To Blame For Missed Wins For USA, Germany<\/a> (bleacherreport.com)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ballhype.com\/video\/maurice-edu-goal-should-have-counted-against-slovenia\/\">Maurice Edu goal should have counted against Slovenia (video)<\/a> (ballhype.com)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/r.zemanta.com\/?u=http%3A\/\/worldcup.si.com\/2010\/06\/18\/united-states-2-slovenia-2\/%3Fxid%3Dsi_topstories&amp;a=19635892&amp;rid=0a1ecd05-9d6f-47af-bace-958ec15746b4&amp;e=d7d96d074a20b832420f3dc8858883ca\">U.S. rallies for amazing 2-2 draw with Slovenia<\/a> (worldcup.si.com)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.nwsource.com\/html\/soundersfcblog\/2012150412_usmnt_2_slovenia_2_--_postgame.html?syndication=rss\">USMNT 2, Slovenia 2 &#8212; postgame thoughts and reaction<\/a> (seattletimes.nwsource.com)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/8301-31751_162-20008181-10391697.html\">Did Referee Rob US of World Cup Win?<\/a> (cbsnews.com)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/r.zemanta.com\/?u=http%3A\/\/www10.nytimes.com\/aponline\/2010\/06\/18\/sports\/AP-SOC-WCup-US-Referee.html%3F_r%3D5%26partner%3Drss%26amp%3Bemc%3Drss&amp;a=19642695&amp;rid=0a1ecd05-9d6f-47af-bace-958ec15746b4&amp;e=eb85b61ad4c7418574d6d4dc76b2d2da\">US Suffers From Law of the Wrestling Ring<\/a> (nytimes.com)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/g.sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/world-cup\/blog\/dirty-tackle\/post\/What-was-the-call-that-ruled-out-Edu-s-goal-No-?urn=sow,249599\">What was the call that ruled out Edu&#8217;s goal? 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