Divers!! Ronaldo, Robben yes! but Andy Johnson is no diver he wont win any more penalties when he should be!?
930853
it is almos an impossible task to cleanly tackle and effectively brimg down a world class dribbler and ball controllers who have such balance on the ball like ronaldo and roben who have acquired mastery ao tricks on the ball which invite strong tackles and this footballers are wise and if they know they can get something out of the tackle why bother but i believe while johnson uses his pace to invite the tackles so the only way to stop this master nmarks men is by bringing them.
1088684
Yes I agree that the Italian made the most of his fall (Dive) but the Australian defender (Lucas Neill) should have stayed on his feet, by going to ground he gave the Italian the oppertunity to fall over him and the Referee was conned \nBut in FOOTBALL (Not Soccer Please) any attacker will take advantage of a defenders mistake.\nThe Mafia link is just not even worth answering.... NO CHANCE\n\nBTW Italy were hard done by too by the referee who wrongly sent off Matterazi it should only have been a Yellow Card so I don't think he favoured either team
886905
AJ Doesn't dive, he's a very quick light player who falls foul to strong defenders.\n\nRobin Van Persie gets my vote for a bad diver.
772901
terrible the way our players played, far worse than Barca and that is only down to one person Jose.\nAnd for the other idiot here with the abuse, take a look at the replay where drogba fell three times with no one near him. Pure cheaters, they look for fouls, they look for penalties, shame Frank cant put it in the net after they have fooled the ref.
283317
I don't know if they already do it, but AFTER each match, why can't they look at video evidence for every foul that was committed (and awarded by the referee)? If it can be unanimously agreed by some football committee that it is indeed a dive, then the player gets suspended x number of matches.\n\nFor repeat offenses, the suspension gets longer etc... then players should be less willing to dive, because they know that they can't trick the cameras and that it'll mean suspension for many matches.\n\nThe only problem with this is that players may still choose to dive for important matches (e.g. cup ties), but if he could be suspended at least 2-3 matches for the dive, at least the player should think twice (especially if that means that the player will lose match fitness and possibly the place in the national team?)\n\nJust a suggestion.
1139121
Yes lol they were. They never take defeat graciously ! Even their best divers could not get that extra needed goal before penalties -no wonder they were mad ! =D
717609
I would guess in penalty, that is what you meant if he is the one that is saving the shoot he cant but if his team is taking the shoot then he can ( Butt is a German Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper that shoots penalties for his team )
946884
Roman - russian gagster? thats cool. I agree with you. In the pitch the players do act as unruly rich kids who own the game and can do and say anything that they like at any time. Jose likes attention and can do anything to get it. In all post match reviews he says the same thing - 'the referee was hostile and his sweet shy cudly boys were wrongfully targeted'. so what if Drogba and Robben treats the pitch as a swimming pool and dives deep down without any assistance from the opposite defenders. (they could have won olympic gold medals in diving and accolades for their oscar winning performances in front of the officials- you have to give them that) so what if Essien practices Muy Thai moves in the pitch or Ricardo trying hard to send someone to the hospital for good- they are just little innocent kids. All these needs hard training and who better to give them that other than THE MASTER - JOSE MOURINHO.
1064548
are you concerned about his weight gain recently and the lifestyle that accompanies soccer stars?  I hope he has a good head on his shoulders and a good support system if he has a family.  Maradona went through a really tough time and serves as an example of what not to do.  I think he's better now, and Ronaldo could learn from M's experience.
1018447
I'd love to see the Dutch win this.  No one dives as much as the Argentines, and that doesn't deserve to be rewarded.\n\nBesides, they still cheated in 1986.
881783
YES YES YES YES YES YES YESSSSSSSS!\n\nTO ALL PEOPLE WHO THINKS THAT MY MAN DIVES: HE'S SO GOOD THAT HE ALWAYS GETS FOULED. AND I QUOTE  "SOMETIMES THATS THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN STOP HIM" ENDQUOTE.
1081126
Pablo is absolutely correct. The goal should have been allowed as that Croatian player involved should not have been on the field anyhow. The other disallowed goal is questionable also. From one angle it looks like the keeper protected the line, from another it looks as though it touched and ventured slightly over the goal line. Well anyhow doesn't matter now, we are through with no thanks to FIFA for their continual appointment of inept referee's. They had better not come out and defend this twats performance as they have the others with the claim they have done well and the decisions have been justified. I refuse to accept that a referee at this level has difficulty counting to two. My one year old can do that. He was abysmal. He should be already on a plane home if FIFA are fair dinkum in wanting good games and performances from all.
683295
I read a report this morning, about those shoes, and how the newest ones that most players are wearing are not as supportive as the older styles which give more protection.  I have to agree that the shoes were the reason.  If you watched the match...and saw the replay, you'd see that his foot just buckled under the fall, and I believe with stronger support on the shoes, that wouldn't have happened.  The report can be seen at the link below, and it's just one man's opinion...but it makes sense, considering David Beckham, Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard, Danny Murphy and Scott Parker have all suffered this injury in the past couple of years, whereas before the newest style of boots was around, this injury was not as prevalent.
811046
I think most leagues have that rule, but get around it by having most players of that nation on the second 11 or reserves. But if enforced better, it may very well cut down on all the diving that takes place. English football players. managers, owners and fans have voiced concerns on this in the past.
882976
Yes I really think C Ronaldo should take over penalty duities from Saha. He'll look more confident I guess, especially after that World Cup match against England.\n\nRegarding the final match of the group stages, I think ManU will win by a narrow margin, as they are at Old Trafford this time around.\n\nThey should'nt lose their concentration even for a bit, as that could prove costly. They did  that last season after taking the lead     and lost the match.
440756
There is too much money in the game and it is my belief that managers encourage their players to dive maybe not as spectacularly as some do, but as there is alot of pulling of shirts and other tricks players use to gain a defensive advantage so I guess some plyers may feel justified by simulating as they feel they have been cheated first. A free kick takes pressure off or can allow the use of a set piece and as I said at the top with the money involved free kicks and any part of the game that can be used to gain an advantage will be used.
189280
i watched and not only did Chelsea dive but i thought the referee was intimidated by Chelsea he gave the majority of decisions there way, i think you should be sent off for diving as it is blatant cheating and a disgrace to football Mariniho and chelsea should be ashamed of there peformance today