by Philip Kitcher

“The U.S. men’s team limped out of the World Cup, beaten by Belgium… [M]any are calling it karmic retribution after U.S. striker Folarin Balogun was allowed to play despite a red card because President Trump called for FIFA to conduct what he described as a review…”
—ABC News

When they talked of red cards, he was very confused,
but once they explained them, he wasn’t amused.
He derided the ref: “What the [devil] does he know?
Let me have a quick word with my pal, Infantino.”
The whole business was settled with utmost dispatch—
for the Don is a master at fixing a match.

It is sad to relate, for the Land of the Free,
that revenge on the Belgians was not meant to be.