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My voice still hasn’t recovered from the noise I made when Harry Kane scored the equalizing goal in England’s win against the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday. As a huge Three Lions fan, it was a moment of utter relief made even sweeter when Kane smashed home the winner moments later.
If I wasn’t already getting married in the next few weeks (Editors’ note: Congratulations, Ben!), I’d genuinely consider proposing to the superstar striker. Regardless, he’s getting an invite to the top table.
Between England’s comeback and Belgium’s last-gasp turnaround, it was already a special day of action. But then the USA turned up with a convincing win against Bosnia and Herzegovina and the world lost its mind about a controversial red card decision. So, naturally, that’s where we’ll start today.
The Main Thing: Why Folarin Balogun was sent off and why it can’t be overturned
