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Cristiano Ronaldo pushes ref, banned for five games even though ref doesn't dive

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Oveja Negra

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daxter01 said:
nah this is worse
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Pffff, amateurs, this is the real deal...

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DudeWithNoName

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EPaul said:
Ronaldo didnt dive he just lost his balance but he should of never touched the ref.Surprised nobody talked about Suarez dive to give barca their only goal also Manchester United gave Madrid a tougher match than Barca
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When you fall on your own, then pretend you were tripped = flop (dive)
 
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v1lla21

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Dadasch said:
Ronaldo didn't dive. He was in a sprint, Umtiti clearly hindered/touched him during their fight for the ball and Ronaldo fell as a consequence. Anybody who plays football himself will know how hard it is to stay on your feet when somebody tries to cross you during your sprint.
It was not enogh for a penalty but it also clearly was not a dive.
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Bingo.
 
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Frustrated_me

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Dadasch said:
Ronaldo didn't dive. He was in a sprint, Umtiti clearly hindered/touched him during their fight for the ball and Ronaldo fell as a consequence. Anybody who plays football himself will know how hard it is to stay on your feet when somebody tries to cross you during your sprint.
It was not enogh for a penalty but it also clearly was not a dive.
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Shhhh, you're killing the narrative.
 
Audioboxer

Audioboxer

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Football GAF this is how we get sent back to the community section. Messi. You put us all at risk. History will not look back kindly at you.

But yes, drama Ronaldo has always been a problem. When the best player in the world is underneath it's hard to get too mad. Deserved ban.
 
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arts&crafts

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ExInferus said:
I still don't understand why divers don't get banned for several matches.
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The nba tried to enforce a fine but they only give it out like twice a year and its $15,000 or some shit while Lebron is making $25M before endorsements. That and the top floppers are top money makers of the league (Lebron, Wade, Harden, ect.) so the NBA doesnt care.
 
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WesternHeretic

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I really want to like Soccer but this thread pretty sums up everything I don't like about that sport. If they could just get rid of the flopping and acting like babies I really would give it a shot.
 
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YesThatGuy

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WesternHeretic said:
I really want to like Soccer but this thread pretty sums up everything I don't like about that sport. If they could just get rid of the flopping and acting like babies I really would give it a shot.
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Watch the Liga MX. Just don't root for América.

These are the exceptions, not the rule. Would be like saying old good part of American football is the last 2 minutes.
 
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duckroll

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So he got a yellow card for a "dive", another one for celebrating with his shirt off, and then pushed the referee when he was sent off? Is this the quintessential Ronaldo match or what? Lmao.
 
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Wuiji

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duckroll said:
So he got a yellow card for a "dive", another one for celebrating with his shirt off, and then pushed the referee when he was sent off? Is this the quintessential Ronaldo match or what? Lmao.
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Nah, he didn't cry like a baby at any point in the game.

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Razor554

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Messi said:
He's a known driver. Has priors.

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I guess ref's consider this. I don't believe it's a yellow though but whatever.
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That has to be my favourite Ronaldo dive.

Runner ups
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Chiellini got sent off after this

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Got penalty kick for this

Absolute legend in the art of diving.
 
Mohonky

Mohonky

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Not a dive, he just got pushed off balance, doesnt take much when you are at speed. Not worth a penalty, but definitely not a dive.

And pushes? Disgraceful? If we applied that ort if standard as a disgraceful act, then that was surely a penalty....
 
Haunted

Haunted

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Good. Appropriate punishment for touching a ref. I'm all for harsher punishment, that shit is out of control and super annoying in football.

Next up, instant send-offs for people getting up in the ref's face and screaming at them or crowding up around them.

Fucking make that shit hurt both the players and their teams so professional footballers, millionaires the lot of them, don't have any incentive left to act like 5-year olds throwing a temper tantrum anytime a call doesn't go their way.
 
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Randam

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imo he stumbles befor he touches the other player. and it could be, he stumbled on his on, to make it look like a foul.
 
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fabricated backlash

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Haunted said:
Good. Appropriate punishment for touching a ref. I'm all for harsher punishment, that shit is out of control and super annoying in football.

Next up, instant send-offs for people getting up in the ref's face and screaming at them or crowding up around them.

Fucking make that shit hurt both the players and their teams so professional footballers, millionaires the lot of them, don't have any incentive left to act like 5-year olds throwing a temper tantrum anytime a call doesn't go their way.
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Right, football is boring enough as it is. Having players act like emotionally dead office drones won't make the sport better.
 
Haunted

Haunted

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fabricated backlash said:
Right, football is boring enough as it is. Having players act like emotionally dead office drones won't make the sport better.
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The most boring parts of football to me are the parts where football isn't being played, i.e. the theatrics after fouls/dives, or acting up against the ref. Cutting down on these would make the sport better, imo. It's got enough disruptions as it is, I want to see the ball in play as much as possible, not watch a bunch of millionaire babies crowding around to argue with the fucking ref every 2 minutes.
 
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dhlt25

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Haunted said:
The most boring parts of football to me are the parts where football isn't being played, i.e. the theatrics after fouls/dives, or acting up against the ref. Cutting down on these would make the sport better, imo. It's got enough disruptions as it is, I want to see the ball in play as much as possible, not watch a bunch of millionaire babies crowding around to argue with the fucking ref every 2 minutes.
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tbh most of this would be solve if FIFA just get with the time and use camera/computer for all the ref decision.
 
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ReplacementPelican

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Haunted said:
Good. Appropriate punishment for touching a ref. I'm all for harsher punishment, that shit is out of control and super annoying in football.

Next up, instant send-offs for people getting up in the ref's face and screaming at them or crowding up around them.

Fucking make that shit hurt both the players and their teams so professional footballers, millionaires the lot of them, don't have any incentive left to act like 5-year olds throwing a temper tantrum anytime a call doesn't go their way.
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I think that you actually need to understand context though. It seems like you haven't really got a grasp of the game and just sort of already hated footballers doing this nebulous thing.

It was one of the most important matches in the world. El Clasico. Barcelona had cheated, they had actually dived and for it they had gotten the reward of a goal. Ronaldo was genuinely fouled (outside the box), keeps running and then falls. The referee sees this and gives him a red.

Now, Ronaldo shouldn't have pushed him but that is absolutely disgraceful refereeing. Awful. This isn't like a 'five year old throwing a tantrum', it is someone reacting badly to being wronged in a legitimate way in an incredibly important game.

I genuinely feel like you came here with a bias against football itself, calling shit 'theatrics' and how they're 'acting like children' when Ronaldo did everything right and got punished by awful refereeing.

fabricated backlash said:
Right, football is boring enough as it is. Having players act like emotionally dead office drones won't make the sport better.
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It seems like you're disagreeing with him but you said 'right'?

Haunted said:
The most boring parts of football to me are the parts where football isn't being played, i.e. the theatrics after fouls/dives, or acting up against the ref. Cutting down on these would make the sport better, imo. It's got enough disruptions as it is, I want to see the ball in play as much as possible, not watch a bunch of millionaire babies crowding around to argue with the fucking ref every 2 minutes.
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Good, because that is so little of the actual game. Once again, I get the impression that you're criticizing something that you barely have any exposure to. You also don't seem to understand the importance of this.

I'd rather have these players yell, scream and get passionate that just be dead to rights. The referee has to earn respect and if they're making dumb fucking decisions they should rightly get called on it (not pushed, mind). There is very little penalty for shit refereeing and, as a player, that frustration can boil over if you're in one of the most crucial games of your season.

dhlt25 said:
tbh most of this would be solve if FIFA just get with the time and use camera/computer for all the ref decision.
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You say that but most of the arguments against video refereeing is that it makes the game slower and makes the game stop more. It is sorely needed though.
 
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ViviOggi

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Mimosa97 said:
Come on it's not attack. He slightly pushed him but it's still disgraceful and he deserves the 5 game ban. I hopw they hit him with a fine too. I love the guy but he fucked up. Never seen him do this before. He must be on edge with his tax dodging trial going on and all
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Wow poor him
 
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fabricated backlash

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ReplacementPelican said:
It seems like you're disagreeing with him but you said 'right'?
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Yeah, with intonation it would have sounded more like "Riiiight"

Btw I wholeheartedly disagree. Passion is at the core of sport. Why even bother otherwise. It's all big theatre and wanting players to act like milk toast drones is not what I want from Sports.
I want to see emotion, good and bad. It makes these matches into events. Otherwise just run a simulation and compare numbers at the end.

HOWEVER penalties for violent behaviour, unsporting conduct and better protection for refs is a must. But to act like some heated players getting into the refs face is too much is ridiculous.
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These Suarez Gifs still make my blood boil. What a fucking cunt.
 
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