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But - supposing for the sake of argument that the ref made an honest mistake -
You've still got the difference between what U.S. sports fans will accept and what Euro fans will accept -- which is the main point here.
Denkinger's honest mistake to blow the 1985 Series is still unacceptable in America. A call like the U.S. - Slovenia game would be crucified in the U.S. -- but European fans see stuff like that and they go "everybody calm down, we still have a great sport."
Soccer fans jump to the defense of these refs and in so doing, perpetuate their own misery.