Historical moments of cheating | With a super-sized portion of salt

[Matthew84!]

Oh these tears taste so good, get over it people.
England deserved the win and they go to the final.
Anyone who watched Italy vs Spain saw them diving everywhere so let's be honest it's part of the game. Some get given and some don't.

 

[duffer]

If you can't see the shirt pull in that vid, you should see an eye doctor immediately.

 

[The Mitcher]

No? It's clear as day, it happened when Chelsea spat their dummy at tevez calling for United to pen them in. Something that they'd been doing themselves mere minutes earlier.
Just after Drogba had been sent off for the weakest slap ever seen. I recall Vidic laughing at him for it....

Have you got a clip?

 

[Zlatan 7]

Honestly, the most tears I’ve seen in this thread seem to be from England fans because people dare question the penalty. It’s pretty great. You all seem to be having a wonderful time.

 

[acnumber9]

Trying to think of what is Chelsea most infamous bit of pitch "cheating"?

Spunking a load of money doesn't count. I mean during a match, a single incident.

Anything Didier Drogba ever did probably.

 

[Regulus Arcturus Black]

I can forgive the extra ball on the pitch, if only because it reminds me of one of my all time favourite football moments ever.


EDIT: Balls (see what I did there?) Wrong thread.

I could watch that on repeat all night.

 

[The Mitcher]

Make your own mind up. Impossible to tell for sure.

I mean, why put your sleeve up to your mouth if you intend to spit on someone?

 

[Regulus Arcturus Black]

Honestly, the most tears I’ve seen in this thread seem to be from England fans because people dare question the penalty. It’s pretty great. You all seem to be having a wonderful time.

You still babbling on you?
I’d have thought you’d have drowned by now.

 

[Snowjoe]

Honestly, the most tears I’ve seen in this thread seem to be from England fans because people dare question the penalty. It’s pretty great. You all seem to be having a wonderful time.

All you do is talk about England

 

[acnumber9]

If Rashford did this for United in a Champions League semi, would this thread have been made.

Discuss.

People are less outraged when they benefit from a bad decision.

Discuss.

 

[Redfrog]

That's the thing though, if sterling hadn't been fouled and the ball had gone to the keeper, he'd not have said anything and carried regardless, in fact I dare say he'd have been sprinting out to launch a counter attack.

Like every player playing the game and systematically raising their hands to get a corner… that was the point of VAR. Spot things and enforce the rules.

But to you the rules should be enforced only if it is noticed.

I get it and to be honest if I was English I would not give a sh*t and if I was danish I would be fuming. That’s sport, and as a supporter you don’t need to be objective, you can’t be. I know I can’t with United !

 

[0le]

Denmark "qualifying" for the 1992 Euros.

 

[JPOR]

No but if i was seeing a tribe of wound up English fans biting on such a 'historic' night would make me a successful one.

'once in a lifetime im so overwhelmed with joy I can't wait to tell my grandkids... About how i went online arguing about raheem sterling cheating'

Sterling is a cheat, this isn't news. He's just done it at this level now

So, you seem a bit salty

 

[Pink Moon]

If you can't see the shirt pull in that vid, you should see an eye doctor immediately.

I see it. I don't think it warrants a penalty or we'll be getting about 10 penalties a game.

And if you think that shirt pull is what made an absolute tank like Drogba fall over then you're the one that needs to seek help. Always makes me laugh when people think pulling someone's shirt makes their legs buckle and they fall forward. I mean technically it'd do the opposite. But I guess when it comes to football people just ignore logic because of how passionate they are about it.

Any comment on the red card? Barcelona had to play with 10 men because a Chelsea player fell over his own feet. But that gets forgotten about bizarrely.

 

[acnumber9]

Denmark "qualifying" for the 1992 Euros.

Not really cheating though is it? Unless you think they instigated the fall of Yugoslavia.

 

[Ibi Dreams]

Honestly confused as to why it was so controversial. A defender ran into him and barged him over

 

[Snowjoe]

Not really cheating though is it? Unless you think they instigated the fall of Yugoslavia.

Now that’s a conspiracy theory I can get behind

 

[Zlatan 7]

All you do is talk about England

They’re my second team. And have just cheated their way to a final so I thought they were hot topic tonight

 

[acnumber9]

Now that’s a conspiracy theory I can get behind

I wouldn’t put it past them.

 

[Eckers99]

Shame for Denmark. They almost succeeded in doing absolutely feck all for 2 hours but ended up doing something towards the end.

Hard lines.

 

[Pink Moon]

Denmark "qualifying" for the 1992 Euros.

Unless you have proof that the Danes secretly started the Yugoslav war, I don't really see how that's "cheating"?

 

[The Mitcher]

Honestly confused as to why it was so controversial. A defender ran into him and barged him over

People see what they want to see.

 

[SER19]

So, you seem a bit salty

I don't like cheating. Sterling has made a career out of it without ever being taken to task. And now he's done it again.

Cheating is cheating. If you don't care enjoy the win.

 

[Zlatan 7]

You still babbling on you?
I’d have thought you’d have drowned by now.

Bet you can’t wait to tell the grandkids what you did on this historic night

 

[RyRy11]

Oh no, hipster’s choice Denmark conceded a soft penalty after being outplayed for 60 minutes straight. I’m sure all the same posters will enjoy Italy getting the rub of the green when they inevitably beat England in the final.

 

[duffer]

I see it. I don't think it warrants a penalty or we'll be getting about 10 penalties a game.

A shirt pull is a foul, a foul in the box is a pen. That's something up for debate.

Drogba went down because refs are so useless that they rarely give fouls unless the fouled played hits the deck. He was a diver for sure but that was 100% a penalty.

You can't just get away with fouls because the player you are fouling is big or strong, that's ridiculous.

As for Abidal, he clipped Anelka's leg causing him to trip. That clip you posted looks like it was filmed on a Gameboy Advance camera so you can't see it.

 

[JPOR]

I don't like cheating. Sterling has made a career out of it without ever being taken to task. And now he's done it again.

Cheating is cheating. If you don't care enjoy the win.

Salty. Got it.

 

[TheReligion]

@Niall how's about we ban all English posters for a couple of weeks seeing as we have no problem doing to anyone else?

Because Manchester United are an English football club.

 

[Regulus Arcturus Black]

Bet you can’t wait to tell the grandkids what you did on this historic night

In a semi final, on a Wednesday night, with a baby in bed.
Erm, historic? A win v Denmark in a semi?

Get a grip lad. My grandkids would think I was a right weapon if I told em one night in 30 years time, “hey kids, ooooh one day back in 2021, England beat Denmark and made a final, and I just went around the Stockholm streets cheering me head off and getting smashed”. Didn’t I have a top life.

Yeah, my life stories don’t hang on England’s footy team thank feck.

 

[Paxi]

Because Manchester United are an English football club.

Awk for feck sake I was joking. Didn't think you'd fall for it..

 

[Ludens the Red]

@Niall how's about we ban all English posters for a couple of weeks seeing as we have no problem doing to anyone else?

It’s coming home

 

[diarm]

Rather that than be someone who visits someone’s homeland to enjoy the beauty it provides then calls all of the natives scumbags based on the actions of one individual. Don’t be bitter that your team have not achieved what mine have, look to us for lessons and be in awe of out triple lioned greatness.
i looooove all the bitterness and undeserved hatred, it fuels my soul xxxxx

Where do you think I called all of the natives scumbags?

Is someone pointing a lazer into someone else's eyes not a scumbag now? Was the scumbag not English?

For a country of such beauty and greatness, I'd have thought they might do a better job teaching people how to read.

 

[Kopral Jono]

Two players jumped in front of him, one dangled a foot to unbalance him and the other ran into his thigh. Go to a park with 2 mates and try to run that fast with those two things happening and see what the result is.

Ridiculous thread.

Good post. It was a clear pen. I genuinely have no idea how it’s become such a controversy.

 

[The Mitcher]

In a semi final, on a Wednesday night, with a baby in bed.
Erm, historic? A win v Denmark in a semi?

Get a grip lad. My grandkids would think I was a right weapon if I told em one night in 30 years time, “hey kids, ooooh one day back in 2021, England beat Denmark and made a final, and I just went around the Stockholm streets cheering me head off and getting smashed”. Didn’t I have a top life.

Yeah, my life stories don’t hang on England’s footy team thank feck.

Boring.

 

[Withnail]

Eh? Even the Swedes here and Jonas Eriksson (FIFA ref) saying it’s a pen, the replay clearly showed the connection.

Confused?

You are having a laugh. The dive-iest dive that ever dived.

To be fair to England the free kick Denmark scored from was also manufactured.

 

[Pickle85]

They’re my second team. And have just cheated their way to a final so I thought they were hot topic tonight

Second team?! Really?! I feel like we've been here before...

 

[diarm]

I can only see one scumbag here...

Infuriating that there's enough of these xenophobic morons on this forum that they feel they comfortable enough to be overtly offensive. Imagine the outrage if anyone posted this about any other nationality. The irony is, the English are too generous, and would hold anyone to account for such a comment about any other nationality. Yet they are to apologetic to oppose casual bigotry against themselves, due to a self deprecating and non confrontational nature. Despite this, the anti English bigots continue to be louder and louder.

Hang your head in shame son. Footballs coming home, and it tastes so damn good.

 

[Withnail]

Stone wall pen, get a life you bunch of sad sacks

final here we come!

Stonewall!

 

[Zlatan 7]

Second team?! Really?! I feel like we've been here before...

I was clearly taking the piss. go you mr detective

 

[DixieDean]

The defender pulled out of the challenge though. Sterling anticipated a foul and got airborne. The very slight contact had nothing to do with him falling over. He was on his way down when he brushed his leg against the defenders leg.

I’m leaning towards it maybe not being blatant cheating but it definitely wasn’t a penalty. Reminds me of Ollie Watkin’s red card against us. He dived over what he thought would be a clattering but the defender (goalkeeper in that instance) pulled out at the last moment and made him look silly. A booking was very harsh but a penalty would have been an awful decision.

The “cheating” her is VAR not doing its job. Hence Denmark can feel cheated. By VAR, rather than Sterling.

All fair points. I do think the (small) contact makes it hard for VAR to overturn, though.