it's like they've all been shot in the back or something
the slightest damn contact and the dude is laying on the ground for several minutes grimacing
I'm no soccer fan by any means but i will admit I'm addicted to the world cup this year very entertaining. As far as the diving goes hasn't that been part of the game for 15 years now? that is why i cannot stand it the bump nipples going for a header and you think the guy was hit with a sniper shot from somewhere in the crowd its unreal. However i like this brazil vs mexico game the refs are letting them play
I seem to remember last World Cup that the guy on the Netherlands was actually criticized by some people in the Title Game for not flopping in a tie game as most thought he would have gotten the call, but obviously he gained a lot of respect from others for not flopping in that situation especially with a Title on the line.
Robben still is flopping a lot, actually he even went down in one of the two scenes in question during the final. He just thought he had a scoring opportunity (similar to the Swiss guy at the end of the Ecuador game thinking he might get a great opportunity), just when Robben realized, he wasn't going to score or get to the ball, he went down:
At 1:44, him going down would almost certainly resulted in Puyol being send off and Holland getting a free kick about 5-10yards in front of the penalty box. Instead he played on (rightfully so) and once he realized he wasn't going to score thanks to Casillas, he tried to flop and get a penalty call.
