Diving has been pretty standard on the international football arena for many a year now. But surely the whole "hands to the face" thing is a bit of a cliche, right?
I mean, Rivaldo did it eight years ago. It wasn't funny then, and it isn't funny now. I'd rather remember Rivaldo nearly scoring, what would have been, one of the all-time great European hat-tricks:
This evening, meanwhile, Kaka was outshone by Robinho - and I didn't think I'd be saying that a few months ago. The on-loan Manchester City man is having a cracking World Cup. He and Elano (another Eastlands old boy) are making Shaun Wright-Phillips and Craig Bellamy look like cheap imitations. Funny that.
Luis Fabiano got a couple of crackers. Sure, his second was a handball. Two handballs. But the first one was a beauty. So much so that... no, I can't. Not just yet. Tshbalala and I have been through too much together.
The most striking thing about this match though was Sven's tan.
If he takes nothing else away from his spell as Ivorian manager, at least the Swedish lothario will leave with a nice bit of colour in his cheeks. That, and about £2million.
THE STORY SO FAR
Match of the tournament: Spain 0-1 Switzerland
Player of the tournament: Diego Forlan (Uruguay)
Goal of the tournament: Tshabalala (South Africa v Mexico)
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