In a moment of supreme irony, perpetual diver Wayne Rooney once again proves that he is very far from an 'honest player'.
Earlier in the week, Rooney claimed in an interview that he was an honest player, the second time he has felt the need to justify himself to the press over the diving issue.
Where is the contact? There is none. What caused Rooney to go down? Nothing as far as I can see.
I don't actually think it's a dive - what makes it cheating (in my view) is the fact that when Rooney hits the the deck, he half-heartedly throws his hands in the air *twice*, signalling to the ref that he'd been fouled by the Slovenian player.
I'm sure Rooney knew there was no contact, but he decided to try and fool the referee anyway. And he succeeded, which is - in my view - cheating. Nothing like milking a situation for everything it's worth.
If he was really an honest player, Rooney would have done a Robbie Fowler and got up straight away and told the ref that there was no contact. Instead, he took the opportunity to deceive the ref and gain an unfair advantage.
Still, there's a lovely moment near the video where Rooney has a bit of a laugh over the whole thing with Steven Gerrard, England's other diver extraordinaire.
Warms the heart, doesn't it?
Earlier in the week, Rooney claimed in an interview that he was an honest player, the second time he has felt the need to justify himself to the press over the diving issue.
Where is the contact? There is none. What caused Rooney to go down? Nothing as far as I can see.
I don't actually think it's a dive - what makes it cheating (in my view) is the fact that when Rooney hits the the deck, he half-heartedly throws his hands in the air *twice*, signalling to the ref that he'd been fouled by the Slovenian player.
I'm sure Rooney knew there was no contact, but he decided to try and fool the referee anyway. And he succeeded, which is - in my view - cheating. Nothing like milking a situation for everything it's worth.
If he was really an honest player, Rooney would have done a Robbie Fowler and got up straight away and told the ref that there was no contact. Instead, he took the opportunity to deceive the ref and gain an unfair advantage.
Still, there's a lovely moment near the video where Rooney has a bit of a laugh over the whole thing with Steven Gerrard, England's other diver extraordinaire.
Warms the heart, doesn't it?
I just don't understand the need to resort to these sort of tactics in a FRIENDLY (not that it is to be condoned in a competitive much, but at least it is understandable) against a weaker side.
ReplyDeleteJust goes to show how little dignity or self-respect these "professionals" have.
Why does Rooney have to be signalling to the ref that he was fouled? It is equally as plausible that Rooney is protesting what he believes is foul against him. Wenger was definitely right about the Eduardo incident. People are going to be out on a "witchhunt" looking for dives. Everytime a player goes down he will be scrutinized. Every protest will be seen as cheating. People will completely ignore the fact that not everyone perceive moments and actions in the same way. Just because Rooney is protesting doesn't mean, a.) he is begging for a foul and/or b.) he doesn't have a legitimate "belief" that he was fouled.
ReplyDeleteHas there been past incidences of Rooney diving? Well, yes. But if you are going to tell me that in this incident he was diving or cheating, then you have some problems. Putting your hands up and looking at the refs after the whistling has been blown does not mean the player is asking for a foul, when it could easily mean the player is protesting what he thinks is a foul against him.
Please look up Hanlon's razor. Everyone needs to step back and quit looking for dubious actions in every corner.
At any rate, what most people term as "diving" seems to be the dribbler attempting to dive out of the way of contact, as opposed to clattering into the body part of the defender. Dribbling the ball at full speed, plus eyes down and eyes on the ball, plus a sudden obstruction in the player's path. Most people, I'd assume would hit the eject button and "dive" out of the way instead of possibly getting injured by running into a tackle. And then you had in slow motion, which makes everything look more embellished.
http://www.youtube.com/v/W75xQMTyU24
The above is evidence of this fact. Look at the tackler, he's got his boots up as he going towards Alonso. Should Alonso just grit and take the tackle, possibly getting injured. Furthermore, even if it were a dive, what would have been the outcome if he wouldn't have jumped out of the way? The obvious anwser is a foul. There are more examples of this all over YouTube, of what people call dives, but aren't really dives.
"<span>If he was really an honest player, Rooney would have done a Robbie Fowler and got up straight away and told the ref that there was no contact. Instead, he took the opportunity to deceive the ref and gain an unfair advantage."</span>
What Fowler did was a remarkable thing and speaks towards is extraodinary character. However, his actions are extraodinary because it isn't the norm. And failing to live up to his standards does not make Rooney a cheat. Why should Rooney be responsible for correcting the ref's decisions. By your reasoning, Green should have reported himself when he handled the ball outside the box. By your theory, when a tackler wins the ball by make a dodgy tackle, he should stop play and give the ball back to the opposition. When a goal scorer scores from an offsides position he should run to the ref and ask that the goal be disallowed. The refs are there to police the game, it is not up to the players to police the games. If the refs mess up, well then that's too bad it isn't the players fault by sticking to the binding ruling.
"<span>Still, there's a lovely moment near the video where Rooney has a bit of a laugh over the whole thing with Steven Gerrard, England's other diver extraordinaire."</span>
Didn't really see anything dubious about it. The players seemed to be more baffled than anything. And they were probably having a laugh at the expense of the ref, and rightly so. We laugh when the players have a howler, why not laugh when the ref has totally gotten it wrong.
In summation, please use Hanlon's razor, quit looking for dives and [...]
you fools this was a clear case of loss of balance.
ReplyDeleteIts clearly there for everyone to see.
ENGLAND are the most honest team In World football for the past 100 years,so why would rooney dive In a friendly,that too against Slovenia??
Kindly answer that first and then make further comments.
and as far as It goes,Rooney was fouled In the penlty area,The defenders was pulling rooneys shirt in the penelty and thats an automatic penelty.
It doesn't matter It rooney fell or no.
and as a matter of fact,the slovenians were really tackeling hard,so thats what made rooney standup and appeal to the ref.
Ha you lot are deluded, Stevie GBH is one of the worst divers in the Premiership. And LAdyboy Torres is becoming the new Jugen Klinsmann.
ReplyDeleteSorry read more of your posts, you dislike Stevie Me aswell.
ReplyDeleteMy apologies.
I honestly don't like Wayne Rooney but last night I thought that this happened; both players had a bit of each others shirt and Rooney, like the petulant child he is, had a nasty kick at the Slovenia defender (which by the way, I think should be punnished by UEFA as it was needless and caused the Slovenia player enough injury to require him to be substituted) upon hearing the referee blow his whistle Rooney was disputing what he had thought was a foul given against him, which it should have been, so I don't understand what his complaint was and to his pleasant surprise the ref had reward him with a penalty.
ReplyDeleteYou are not an honest person at all....You should be ashamed of yourself for defending Rooney here...People like you are the reason why the world is in distress...Dishonest person! You know the Slovenian player got hurt right? Look at Rooney's takling the player's ankle with his left leg! Die in Hell
ReplyDeleteha.. even in this you did not miss a chance to ridicule steven gerrard.. you are such a pathetic person.. showing your personal grudge against our captain at every chance you get... go get a life.. you are a disgrace to all liverpool fans..
ReplyDeleteyeah thats the whole point.. losers go get a life
ReplyDeleteExcellent points. I guess it's a matter of interpretation. Yes, Rooney could be protesting for a foul against him, but if there's a foul in the penalty area, is it not a penalty? Anyway, there is no foul against Rooney! It's the other way round. The Slovenia player was even injured as a result, yet Rooney still thre his arms up in the air.
ReplyDeleteI personally think it's a good thing if eery swan-dive is scrutinised. Punishment for diving should be harsh and swift, and if that means player behaviour is examined more than ever then so be it.
Players have brought this incrased scrutiny on themselves; years of cheating is finally catching up with them, and that has to be a good thing.
Interesting. However, I said it was a foul on Rooney. Please read my response before you attack my character. I know it is a long post, but you obviously know how to use the internet, so I am assuming you are literate.
ReplyDeleteFrom the above article: "In a moment of supreme irony, perpetual diver Wayne Rooney once again proves that he is very far from an 'honest player'.<span>
Earlier in the week, Rooney claimed in an interview that he was an honest player, the second time he has felt the need to justify himself to the press over the diving issue.</span>
<span>Where is the contact? There is none. What caused Rooney to go down? Nothing as far as I can see."</span>
It is also clear that the author acknowledges that it wasn't a dive. All my post intended to do is attempt to give the players the benefit of a doubt. Talking to your teammates and raising your arms up at the refs are not proof of cheating. The actions may be evidence of evidence of cheating, but could easily be evidence of other things, such as bewilderment.
But it is like I said, it is a foul on Rooney. When have I defended him. And even if I defended him, what if my belief were sincere, woud my sincerety make me dishonest?
"Excellent points. I guess it's a matter of interpretation. Yes, Rooney could be protesting for a foul against him, but if there's a foul in the penalty area, is it not a penalty? Anyway, there is no foul against Rooney! It's the other way round. The Slovenia player was even injured as a result, yet Rooney still thre his arms up in the air. "
ReplyDeleteI should have been clearer. What I was trying to convey was that Rooney could have been protesting the foul being called against him. For me that makes sense. When I heard the whistle blown I thought it was a foul on Rooney.
I also agree that diving should be stamped out, and Rooney has dived in the past. But like the Alonso video I posted, what would have been the inevitable outcome if Alonso would have stayed on his feet? Well, the way the tackler went about his business, it would probably have been injury to Alonso. For me, I am more concerned with players who lose the ball at the center of the pitch and then act like they are injured so play gets stopped (Ballack vs. Manchester community shield). But most of what we call a dive is a player have to leap over a hurdle that suddenly appears while running at full speed.
Again, most things look embellished in slow motion.
Scroll up, look to the left, there is a longer post recording Stevie G's antics. No one here is defending divers or attacking one particular player.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. When I saw the play initialy, I thought it was a foul on Rooney. When the ref gave a penalty and a yellow card, I thought he was hitting the sauce. I can only imagine that Rooney went up to Gerrard and said "I fouled him, but got the PK." It looked sketchy, but sketchiness is not cheating or diving. The players have no responsibility to police the game. The only responsibility the players have is to try to win while trying to stay within the bounds of the rules. If the ref has deamed that a player's actions is within the bounds of the rules, then so be it. Scrutinize the ref for his faults, don't impute the faults of the refs on the players.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. However, I said it was a foul on Rooney. Please read my response before you attack my character. I know it is a long post, but you obviously know how to use the internet, so I am assuming you are literate.
ReplyDeleteFrom the above article: "In a moment of supreme irony, perpetual diver Wayne Rooney once again proves that he is very far from an 'honest player'.<span>
Earlier in the week, Rooney claimed in an interview that he was an honest player, the second time he has felt the need to justify himself to the press over the diving issue.</span>
<span>Where is the contact? There is none. What caused Rooney to go down? Nothing as far as I can see."</span>
It is also clear that the author acknowledges that it wasn't a dive. All my post intended to do is attempt to give the players the benefit of a doubt. Talking to your teammates and raising your arms up at the refs are not proof of cheating. The actions may be evidence of evidence of cheating, but could easily be evidence of other things, such as bewilderment.
But it is like I said, it is a foul on Rooney. When have I defended him. And even if I defended him, what if my belief were sincere, woud my sincerety make me dishonest?
Interesting. However, I said it was a foul on Rooney. Please read my response before you attack my character. I know it is a long post, but you obviously know how to use the internet, so I am assuming you are literate.
ReplyDeleteFrom the above article: "In a moment of supreme irony, perpetual diver Wayne Rooney once again proves that he is very far from an 'honest player'.<span>
Earlier in the week, Rooney claimed in an interview that he was an honest player, the second time he has felt the need to justify himself to the press over the diving issue.</span>
<span>Where is the contact? There is none. What caused Rooney to go down? Nothing as far as I can see."</span>
It is also clear that the author acknowledges that it wasn't a dive. All my post intended to do is attempt to give the players the benefit of a doubt. Talking to your teammates and raising your arms up at the refs are not proof of cheating. The actions may be evidence of evidence of cheating, but could easily be evidence of other things, such as bewilderment.
But it is like I said, it is a foul on Rooney. When have I defended him. And even if I defended him, what if my belief were sincere, woud my sincerety make me dishonest?
Interesting. However, I said it was a foul on Rooney. Please read my response before you attack my character. I know it is a long post, but you obviously know how to use the internet, so I am assuming you are literate.
ReplyDeleteFrom the above article: "In a moment of supreme irony, perpetual diver Wayne Rooney once again proves that he is very far from an 'honest player'.<span>
Earlier in the week, Rooney claimed in an interview that he was an honest player, the second time he has felt the need to justify himself to the press over the diving issue.</span>
<span>Where is the contact? There is none. What caused Rooney to go down? Nothing as far as I can see."</span>
It is also clear that the author acknowledges that it wasn't a dive. All my post intended to do is attempt to give the players the benefit of a doubt. Talking to your teammates and raising your arms up at the refs are not proof of cheating. The actions may be evidence of evidence of cheating, but could easily be evidence of other things, such as bewilderment.
But it is like I said, it is a foul on Rooney. When have I defended him. And even if I defended him, what if my belief were sincere, woud my sincerety make me dishonest?
Interesting. However, I said it was a foul on Rooney. Please read my response before you attack my character. I know it is a long post, but you obviously know how to use the internet, so I am assuming you are literate.
ReplyDeleteFrom the above article: "In a moment of supreme irony, perpetual diver Wayne Rooney once again proves that he is very far from an 'honest player'.<span>
Earlier in the week, Rooney claimed in an interview that he was an honest player, the second time he has felt the need to justify himself to the press over the diving issue.</span>
<span>Where is the contact? There is none. What caused Rooney to go down? Nothing as far as I can see."</span>
It is also clear that the author acknowledges that it wasn't a dive. All my post intended to do is attempt to give the players the benefit of a doubt. Talking to your teammates and raising your arms up at the refs are not proof of cheating. The actions may be evidence of evidence of cheating, but could easily be evidence of other things, such as bewilderment.
But it is like I said, it is a foul on Rooney. When have I defended him. And even if I defended him, what if my belief were sincere, woud my sincerety make me dishonest?
Pure demagoguery by ''ThatGuy''! You wouldn't think that's a penalty if you was Slovenian fan.....but you're England fan, so you expect penalty for any duel in the box, right? ''<span style=" color: #404040;">It looked sketchy, but sketchiness is not cheating or diving. The players have no responsibility to police the game. The only responsibility the players have is to try to win while trying to stay within the bounds of the rules.'' Please....if player try to deceive the referee, he's a cheater!</span>
ReplyDelete''<span style=" color: #404040;">Scrutinize the ref for his faults....'' Agree with you on this one, but.....''don't impute the faults of the refs on the players''....not agree with this. Sometimes players pretend that something happen (like Rooney did), while is not, so it's not only a referees fault.....</span>
Demogoguery, how so? I was speaking about diving and divers in general. Additionally, I'm a football fan, I'm not even english, I'm Nigerian. Therefore, I don't know why a critical view of what transpired at the weekend has anything to do with my nationality. If you actually took time to read my posts, you would see that I do NOT think it was a penalty. I have said -- and I will put it in bullet points so it is easy for you to read:
ReplyDelete- What people mostly call dives are not dives;
- Rooney did not dive;
- Both players were grabbing and clutching at each other;
- When Cesar released himself and jumped for the ball, Rooney lost balance;
- Rooney, like he always does, made a last ditch reckless lunge for the ball;
- Rooney's protest looked more like he was saying, "I didn't foul Cesar." Instead of "I was fouled, give the penalty."
Again, I'm not English, however, feel free to insinuate whatever you want. I couldn't care less.
Additionally, it is obvious that is a foul on Rooney as I have stated numerous times. However, I don't see where throughout the sequence Rooney attempts or deceives the ref. The ref was incompetent. Remember, the Ref also missed Green handling the ball at least a yard outside of the box.
1.) Going down does not equal diving
2.) Ref's incompetence does not equal cheating
3.) Foul on Rooney -- Ref should have waived play on or giving the foul against Rooney.
Two things either happened:
ReplyDelete1. Rooney went down looking for a penalty, turned to the ref and got what he wanted.
2. Rooney tried to kick the Sh1t out the defender for getting in his way and turned to the ref to try convince him that he had done nothing wrong, and then was surprised to get a penalty.
What didn't happen:
1. Rooney just fell over and it was all the refs fault.
2. Rooney was fouled.
Either way, Rooney tried to decieve the refreee and under UEFA law should be given a 2-match ban.
And to ThatGuy: You may not be English, but then you are most certainly a Manchester United fan...
Wise words.... :) That's exactly what happened!
ReplyDeleteIf Rooney did not dive, how did he get on the ground on Saturday?
ReplyDeleteWhat brought him down?
If Rooney was protesting a foul being given against him, it would still be trying to deceive the referee.
ReplyDeleteListen, we all know Rooney appealed for a penalty.
At the time Rooney went down, he wasn't being pulled, he was pulling the Slovenian. Why did he go down?
ReplyDeleteHe appealed for a penalty.
He dived and deceived the referee.
Exactly. The video does not show the Slovenian player grabbing Rooney's shirt. Rooney fouled the guy and then appealed for a penalty. Obvious cheating.
ReplyDeleteWe know he appealed for a penalty. Really? How do you know this?
ReplyDelete"If Rooney was protesting a foul being given against him, it would still be trying to deceive the referee."
Everyone seems to be expecting the players to think objectively about the events that transpire towards the course of a match when their blood is in full boil.
Contrary to the video evidence, Rooney could sincerely believe that he had not committed a foul. However, I would contend that he did foul and a yellow card was warranted.
Like I've said above, Rooney is grabbing at Cesar's shirt. The moment Cesar releases himself from Rooney's clutches, Rooney went off balance and went to ground. Rooney, like he typically does, made a reckless challange that should have been a yellow card against him. At the very least, the ref should have let the ball run out for a goal kick and then talked to Rooney and tell him to cool off.
ReplyDeleteI don't see why the people claiming there was a dive are quick to deny the existence of gravity or the forces of physics.
The words of Sir Bobby Robson: 'It wasn't a foul, it wasn't a dive, the two of them just collided and fell over, now get the ball back in play and carry on"
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Let's take a count.
ReplyDelete1.) I'm dishonest;
2.) I should burn in hell;
3.) I'm a demagogue;
4.) I'm English;
5.) I'm a United fan.
At any rate, I love the labels coming from people who don't even know me and probably never will. If you look at my first post, I defended Xavi Alonso, therefore, I must be Spanish and/or a 'Pool fan. Better yet, I must be an Alonso fangirl or an Alonso stalker. I haven't decided (I'll get back to you on it).
"1. Rooney went down looking for a penalty, turned to the ref and got what he wanted."
I've said numerous times what I think happened. Suffice to say, what people call "dives" aren't really "dives" but players colliding with eachother, one player losing his footing and/or the dribbler attempting to job out of the way of a reckless tackle. (I point you to the YouTube video embedded with my first post and second post on this article).
"Rooney tried to kick the Sh1t out the defender for getting in his way and turned to the ref to try convince him that he had done nothing wrong, and then was surprised to get a penalty. "
I would agree, Rooney did make a reckless challenge on Cesar. However, his protest is not cheating. Is Rooney the first person to protest a foul? No. Again, the people looking cheats expect players to think objectively while their blood is in full boil. It is like going to the scene of a car accident, and the cop asks "who is at fault?" Both drivers typical respond, "I wasn't at fault." Does it mean both are lying? No. Typically, a judge will advice the jury against coming to the conclusion that if you believe one person, then the other must be lying. Why? Well, during the heat of the moment, people tend to perceive things differently and irrationally.
But it is as i have said numerous times. It was a foul on Rooney, however, it was not a dive. Rooney deserved a yellow. However, I don't think he cheated, nor does he deserve a two match ban. Same with Eduardo, I don't think he deserves a two match ban either.
The more I see the Eduardo "dive" the more I have to go with Wenger's conclusion (no, I'm not an Arsenal fan). Buruc (spellcheck) came out recklessly. Eduardo, going at full speed, made one last touch of the ball and seemed to jump out of the way, rather than clattering with the keeper.
However, Eduardo had two things going against him: 1.) Buruc pulled out and 2.) Everything in slow motion looks more embellished and dramatic that is why it is used for dramatic effect in movies.
Additionally, FIFA rules, define a foul as, inter alia, tripping or attempting to trip a player. To me this signifies that a player has no duty to run into a tackle and possibly get himself injured.
Final thoughts:
1.) Appears Wenger was right, the witchhunt has begun. (I wonder who will be the scapegoat after the international break... If I were the players I would be hoping to not go down in the box).
2.) Foul on Rooney and he should have received a yellow.
3.) Waving your hands in the air in protest does not mean one is trying to deceive the ref. Deception takes intent, you cannot unintentional deceive someone. If Rooney truly believed he didn't foul then so be it. SAF or Capello may need to teach him what a foul his, and show him footage of some of his more reckless challanges, because if he keeps going the way he does he'll be out of the soon. Remember the Arsenal match, when Rooney made a rash diving header to get the ball away from Bentner; that typifies Rooney -- Rash (not making an excuse, just saying -- he may truly believe that does sort of things are okay. I would contend that's a good way to go to the ER).
4.) People should distinguish from works of gravity or attempts to avoid injuris from true dives like Eboue against Manu when Eboue targetted [...]
More on diving in general, and not necessarily about Rooney.
ReplyDeleteFrom David Beckham:
There has been far too much talk about diving,'
'No-one wants to see it and it is disappointing when it happens. But it happens every week and Eduardo is not the first person to have done it.
'The whole thing should be put to bed.'
'Eduardo is a great player. It is not that long ago that he suffered an horrific injury.
'You don't know what was going through his mind. He might have been trying to get out of the way of a tackle so he didn't get injured again.'
I guess Becks is a demagogue and/or Croatian or an Arsenal fan.
I agree with you that it wasn't a dive; i also agree that Rooney was grabbing Cesar's shirt. The chain of events that led to Rooney cheating are (IMO) thus:
ReplyDelete1. Rooney grabs Cesar's shirt
2. He let's go and is knocked off balance
3. As he goes doen, he dives in on Cesar and connects with his ankle. A clear-cut foul.\
Now, at this point, let's consider Rooney's state of mind. What might he be thinking here?
i) I've been fouled. I'll signal the ref
ii) I've just fouled Cesar, I'll signal for a penalty to divert attention from my foul.
iii) I'm on the deck; maybe if I signal for penalty and make it look like I was fouled, I'll get away with it.
It definitely cannot be no 1 in my view because there was clearly no foul. It has to be a mixture of 2 and 3: In a split second, the cheating instinct that so onviously reside in Rooney took over, and he decided to try and decieve the ref into thinking *he* had been fouled.
So, he raises his arms in frustration, not once but twice. he even hits the ground in mock-frustration as if to say 'I was fouled!'.
This is why it's cheating: he tried to deceive the ref and gain an unfair advantage. He succeeded. Consequently, Slovenia lost the game. Cheatining, pure and simple.
I really don't understand why you (ThatGuy) can't accept that?! Rooney clearly tried to deceive the referee in order to get a penalty! I do agree that referee is to blame for final decision to reward a penalty kick, but that doesn't change the fact that Rooney did tried and succed in his cheating attempt!! That's the bottom line!
ReplyDeleteSorry if my english wasn't good enough, I hope that everybody understand what I tried to say... :) .
Check out the picture. Before Rooney has a chance to protest, Heskey has his hands up looking at the ref. Why is Rooney the only one being perceived as a cheat? Speaks volumes of the "diver witchhunt" and how unfounded it is.
ReplyDeleteIf you want an explanation of what I'm trying to say please read my previous post.
Suffice to say, you're expecting players, in the heat of the moment, while their blood is at a boil, to not be biased for their side and to perceive events that transpire during the game in a rational manner.
Cheating: When there's a set of rules in place, cheating is generally defined as a person's attempt to gain an advantage through violation of the rules. As far as I am aware, protesting a decision by the referee as never been said to be in violation of the rules.
ReplyDeleteIf it were, could it not be said that the Solvenian players are guilty of cheating? Their players have come out in the press and accused Rooney of diving and as you have admitted, Rooney did not dive.
Surely, their vocalizations is nothing more than an attempt to sway the officiating against Rooney.
Following is video evidence of van Persie, I guess, by your standards, trying to cheat:
http://www.youtube.com/v/uVgDRPJx5B0&feature
By your standards, pratically every footballer cheats. And the coachs etc.
Coaches cheat by influencing the refs before and after matches
SAF does it.
Moriniho does it.
Benitez does it (his rant).
Wenger does it.
Final Note:
Appealing to the officials, on and off the pitch, has been such a fundamental part of the game that it can hardly be called cheating. If the administrators of football did not favor appeals, then why is it that the allow for procedures for appeals. On the pitch, the have rules governing the manner in which an appeal can be made. Off the pitch the have rules governing the manner an appeal can be made. If the administrators of the game deemed appeals, however unfounded, as cheating, then they would ban it.
That guy..your a joke..not plain and simply though...u do i great job trying to justify something that is rediculous..."lost his balance"?? thats irrelevant...and he didnt throw his hands up to say "i didnt foul cesar"..he clearly thinks he can demand calls because he is england star....100% a dive...yes many players do it and im even ok with it...rooney has to live his life with knowing what he did...and i guess u can keep diluting the truth.....your english, maybe nigerian desent, that plays an issue...i know nigerians and 100% would not talk lile u, never mind write english as well as u...no offence to nigerians....dont claim nigerian to get away from your english love...rooney is a cheat
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