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Originally Posted by GirlySports
but if defenders have to deliberately knock down players in order for fouls to be called they're going to deliberately knock down players.
and players won't have any legs left.
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It's not about deliberately or even accidentally knocking down players. Robben was not knocked down at all, he chose to go down when he noticed Marquez doing something that might turn into a foul if he runs into that and goes down.
This is one of those moments that requires a shoutout to guys like Miroslav Klose. 15 World Cup goals and not a single one scored by diving. (Unless we're talking about diving headers, which he has scored a few
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Here he actually goes to tell the ref that he scored with a handball. Would have otherwise been the opening goal of the game.
Guys like Robben can score all the pretty goals they want and win all the trophies they want, I'll never give them an inch of respect or consider them great athletes.