NFL Analyst Calls Out FIFA for “Not Adapting Any Rules Over 100 Years” After Controversial Semi-Finals Game

Ben Volin covers the NFL for the Boston Globe, is one of 50 AP voters for NFL MVP, and had never covered a World Cup before he chose to step outside his usual NFL beat to serve as the chief soccer correspondent, covering all seven matches played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. That outside perspective is exactly what made his tweet on Tuesday night, posted while Spain’s 2-0 semifinal win over France was still the night’s biggest story, ring alarm bells the way it did.