Confirmation European soccer is for fairies!

[C-Whiz]

Watch this video first, then read my comments. You would assume he's been really badly injured when you seem him receiving attention on the ground, but............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h213GJo76sQ
















At first I laughed when the fan ran out and tapped him and the goalie started to chase him/her, but then I was shocked and disgusted, but really not that surprised with the goalkeepers behaiviour when I saw this peice of video on a sports report the other night. It's things like this that confirm that European (and some other) soccer players bring the game into disrepute. Having said that, if the refs keep letting league players milk penalties for faking injuries, how long might it be before we see this sort of acting creeping into league. I can't believe he was stretchered off with an icepack to his "injury".

How does someone like this face his teammates, friends, family or fans after a performance like this?


Comments please!

[Hoppy2007Dragons]

lol, it was love tap across the throat at best and the ice pack is on his temple.

wat a tool.

[Coaster]

Gee i thought he slit his throat or something.

[Social Loafer]

A Brazillian playing for an Italian Club taking a pathetic dive? WOW SUCH A SHOCK.

Harden the F*ck Up Dida.

[PROMETHEUS]

Is he any relation to Jarryd Hayne?

[Super Cronk]

Is he any relation to Jarryd Hayne?

[~lee~]

The whole thing is laughable. After seeing the incident that night on tv i was sure that Dida would need to retire from playing after such a horrific attack. The fan tapped him on the shoulder, i was surprised to see him fight through the pain to even take a couple of steps.

Dida will likely be suspended for 2 matches for this. He will forever be labelled a cheater now too.

[quins rl]

Very embarrassing for the game and the player. Ive been a football (soccer) fan since being taken to my first game in 1968,and im sure some posters wont like this,but the English league has been full of divers and cheats for the last 10-15 years and that is in the main due to the influx of foreign players.In the 70s and 80s english football was held in high esteem by fans and coaches worldwide(not for the quality i add) but the honesty of the players,when they got tackled they would just get on with it. Guys like Klinnsmann,Christian Ronaldo,Pires have added a new dimension to the game....go down like youve been shot,do a couple of rolls,then start waving an imaginary card at the ref hoping he will book/send off the other player!
Can you remember the Rivaldo incident,he was waiting to take a corner when an opposition player kicked he ball in his direction...hitting him on the thigh,Rivaldo threw himself backwards clutching at his face,sickening that the whole footballing world was watching.the only was to eradicate it is GET TOUGH...straight red card for diving and long bans...

[~lee~]

The Rivaldo incident was against Turkey and probably cost them their place in the next round.

Klinsmann was one of if not the first who really brought diving to England football, his over elaborate dives made you think he had been shot by a sniper. There are so many cheats in the game today, notabely Ronaldo, Drogba and Messi, that kids growing up now see it as all part of the game. Uefa have introduced bans to people they consider have dived through video after the game has finished which is a great idea and Dida should be the next one punished this way.

Growing up we were taught to get straight up and not to let anyone know we were hurt, its horrible to watch some players these days in England who wince if a breeze hits them.

[SuperCliffy#01]

Again i watch soccer and i am convinced why they play the game it is because they haven't got the guts to play RU or RL, they are dainty little wall flowers and every soccer player should be nominated for an accadamy award.

[Coaster]

But you cant really suspend him for his actions as it was against a spectator, who after the laughter subsides should never been on the pitch.

The guy could have stabbed him, like the german bloke did to that tennis player

[C-Whiz]

But you cant really suspend him for his actions as it was against a spectator, who after the laughter subsides should never been on the pitch.

The guy could have stabbed him, like the german bloke did to that tennis player

Yeah, agreed, but even if he'd been stabbed I still think he would have been over-reacting!

[quins rl]

i played football at a reasonable level for a while in the early 80s,also played a bit of League and Union,different skills needed for different sports,although toughness wise League wins out for me.....the thing that grates me is when i played if you got a whack,or were hurt you tried not to show it,bide your time and give a bit back if the chance arose,and footballs a game if you know what you are doing you can hurt someone while making it look a fair tackle,its just about timing it right.I just dont get what goes hrough blokes heads chucking themselves to the floor like that,dont they realise what a pillock they look?

[~lee~]

I read a nice quote today

"Footballers spend 90 minutes running around pretending to be hurt, in contrast Rugby players spend 80 minutes running around pretending not to be hurt"

The Sun

[quins rl]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/foot...pe/7034017.stm