Posted by: Oranje Boy July 7, 2006
Saving Cristiano Ronaldo's Pride
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Hurray, Holland might play rough but I have never seen them dive to the extent that Portugal have. They have made a mockery of diving and even after seeing the video that you don't agree is just amazing to me. I mean common dude, they have taken diving to a much higher level. Why is that guy Miguel acting so much in pain when he wasn't even touched and the French defenders were miles away? Look at Scolari shouting like a monkey appealing for everything. I hope he must have looked back and been embarrased for the way he reacted to the referee after the game. These guys will never say that the other team played fairly. They never will. No matter how much fairer the other team will play, Portugal and Scolari will never believe that, or for that matter the referee will never be fair to them. The point is, Ronaldo dived in the box, he didn't get a penalty coz he was diving, the referee spotted it and overruled. Scolari and others were shouting at the referee for not giving a penalty. I mean what in the hell is the referee supposed to do. Give a penalty so Scolari will be happy. I mean can Scolari, after a record of tremendous impetus of winning, can possibly be happy when a ref awards him a penalty when clearly his player is diving? Is he not entirely at fault? Is Ronaldo not guilty of trying to get a penalty out of nothing? Is Portugal not at fault for so many dives that they have performed? I want to defend Portugal but I cannot go that direction. I just cannot. I am not an England fan, but I feel for them, or for that matter French, and I am not a France fan.
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