Fouling, Moaning and Play-Acting Ruined World Cup

Sentinel, The; Stoke-on-Trent (UK) › July 14, 2010

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I FEAR for the younger generation who got their first taste of football from this summer's World Cup. Kids copy their heroes, so don't be surprised to see school games with the nippers diving and rolling about - and then telling the referee where to shove his whistle.

Sunday's final between Spain and Holland summed up all that is wrong with the game, and I'm talking about both sides here.

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Fouling, Moaning and Play-Acting Ruined World Cup

All the post-match reaction has been about Holland trying to kick Spain out of the game, but what I saw were two teams committing petty, niggly fouls and diving to try to...

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