How the Italians have ruined the World Cup
I've really been enjoying this World Cup. There's been some stunning football and some wonderful goals. The Argentinians have been sublime and the Germans a surprisingly entertaining outfit. Jesus, even the Spanish played some useful football before Zidane and the boys woke up. But this week, I've found myself getting progressively more and more alienated from this tournament. A combination of scandalously bad refereeing and, related to that, the outbreak of diving, faking and basic cheating is turning my stomach to the stage where I can't stand it anymore.
Previously on Globaleyes, I had been complaining about the behaviour of the Italians. But that was before the game against the Americans and the blatant dive for a penalty against the Australians. And, I'll be honest folks, I've had enough.
Dive Bitch Dive
The Italians are a disgrace to the name of football. But they're not alone. It would seem that having watched the Italians dive, cheat, fake and play-act their way into the last eight, that other squads have asked themselves why they shouldn't flounce around like a bunch of petulant children too. And no wonder: combined with the influence of the cheating Italians, players have also been influenced by the sight of referees sending off men for no reason whilst turning a blind-eye to bare-faced diving and nasty, vicious play.
Henry dived yet again last night, later claiming that 'in his head' he isn't a cheat. Right Thierry. In your head is it? So, the next time that a child-molester faces conviction he can claim that 'in his head' that child looked eighteen. Fuck off you cheating cunt.
Figo and DeRossi
But he's not alone. England goalkeeper Paul Robinson should have been sent off for wasting time against Ecuador. Figo should have been sent home - for head butting an opponent. As should have DeRossi for his assault (and that's exactly what it was) against Brian McBride (who, notably, didn't behave like a whining child but left the pitch pouring blood without a word). I'm fairly sure that you can think of about five examples that i haven't mentioned.
We all feel pain the same way, so I just don't understand why footballers behave like this. I have never seen rugby players rolling around screaming like that. Has anyone? It's becoming clear now that professional footballers are a shower of spoilt, pampered, over-paid mincing fucking fairies who are an embarrassment to men everywhere.
De wimmin
Now, I watched some of the women's World Cup last year - not all of it, just a few games and a highlights package here and there. Not once did i see a female player behaving like that. Not once. If the women can play the game without recourse to amateur dramatics and hysterical play-acting then so can the men. It's embarrassing that women's football is now the standard bearer for fair-play and professionalism and that the male sport is a sham, run by useless Swiss numpties who neither know anything nor care about the game, marshalled by trigger-happy, egomaniacal referees who aren't fit to organise a round of drinks and played by whining, moaning, money-grabbing bitches whose posturing deserves to be ridiculed on the front page of every newspaper on earth.
Think I'm over-reacting? A popbitch quote from a few weeks ago claimed that Rio Ferdinand had claimed that 'the music, the fashion, the TV, the football all go to make up Rio'.
You fucking twat.
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It's gonna take me at least a week to recover from that Ferdinand quote!
Thank God he's not married to Posh. Could you imagine the inane tripe that would issue form such a pairing.
Fuck! Now I'm making myself ill.....
Posted by: Jen | June 29, 2006 11:53 AM
this world cup has been increasingly infuriating concerning the referees and players display of professionalism.. or shall we say lack of..i must admit the word "farce" comes to mind very frequently ..
oh yeah and RIO .. u just got murked!
Posted by: Brat | July 7, 2006 2:47 PM
Rio Ferdinand is a ridiculous poser. He did practically nothing all World Cup. Even Rooney was amateur and behaved like a 12-year-old. He made Christiano Ronaldo look like an adult; some feat!
Joe Cole is the sole player from the English side I though held himself with some aplomb and dignity. Well, Sol Campbell too but did he even play? Ashely Cole could continually be seen mouthing "w*nker" to the referee. A more accurate description of himself, I would have thought. Yes, some of the dives and general sportsmanship have been apalling. Fucking disgracful actually. The vast majority of the refs sucked, linesmen included. Do they even know what the offside rule is? Brazil beat Ivory Coast I think it was, 3-0. Two of the goals should have been disallowed due to offside. Adriano's was blatantly offside. Fuck the refs, and fuck FIFA. They exist solely to see that one of the "golden" countries claims the crown.
Posted by: Benji | July 7, 2006 8:23 PM
What a shambles of a world cup. It was almost like watching two tournaments with the second one beginning in the semi-finals. Why all of a sudden had the rules changed? a foul was now not immediately punished with a yellow or a red and football turned back into a contact sport. It just goes to show how the big people at the top can influence the games when it suits them, whats to say individual games aren't given guidlines on how the game will be refereed.
That penalty decision against australia stays in my mind, why did he call it when he was so close to the spot and the guy just fell over lucas Neil?? Italy have now gone on to win this piss poor world cup and its quite easy to forget how they got there, by cheating.
Makes me laugh when they mention italy having won four world cups?? hang on a minute, two of them were in the 30's when mussolini was in charge and bribed all of the referee's, and thats a fact! so why do we still acknowldge them?
well thats my rant over with, just a shame that the beautiful game is overshadowed by money and corruption
Posted by: Dee | July 9, 2006 11:55 PM
Only in fucked up America can people talk like they're throwing up on themselves. Why don't you turn that jealousy into something productive, like a useful football team that can be taken serious and compete on a international level. Should be possible in a country of 300 M opportunitists, or not? And where were the US-refs? Shouldn't they have sent at least one representative from the land of allmighty justice?
Posted by: Richie | July 10, 2006 9:55 PM
Dude your a fuckin idiot. In the game v. the Australians was obivously not a dive, he obstructed his way to the goal AND he was the last name, automatic PK. The fact that you say the Italians are a disgrace in itself is disgraceful. They play a beautiful game with masterful defense and great counter attacks. Yes, they try and sell some stuff, but who doesnt, it has become part of the game. Come on dude.
Posted by: Mike | July 12, 2006 6:32 AM
Mike,
I'm sorry but I don't consider that (diving, cheating etc.) to be part of the game. The game is football - not minceball.
Posted by: birdbath | July 12, 2006 9:53 AM
I was all for Argentina, hahah I really don't like Wayne Rooney, I do like Cristiano Ronaldo tho, however I love Lionel Messi, I think he really brought something unreal to this world cup, all of Argentina did! Viva!
Posted by: samantha | September 15, 2006 4:12 AM