Martin Crockett

Good use of Flash video, really well produced.
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That is, Cristiano Ronaldo for sale on eBay…

The Register ran a piece on an eBay auction from a presumably disgruntled Manchester United fan (it got pulled a few hours later).
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The Internet is no stranger to providing momentum behind (hate) campaigns. A point in case being numerous websites against the Manchester United/Portugal player Cristiano Ronaldo. It has escalated to the point of his Wikipedia entry for him has being locked for editing due to vandalism.

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Fifa, the sport’s governing body, has promised that referees will be under instructions to crack down on all aspects of gamesmanship to try to ensure that the sport’s image is not tarnished by play-acting at this summer’s World Cup.

The Fifa referees’ committee will impress on officials the importance of punishing “any simulating action anywhere on the field which is intended to deceive the referee” with a yellow card

The Times, February 14, 2006

Here are some of Portugal’s antics from the 2006 World Cup game against France.

Where were the yellow cards?

Last night provided us with the best game of the 2006 World Cup, the first semi-final - between Italy and Germany.

In-depth analysis provided by the BBC Sport website in what transpired to be the game of the tournament.

If football is the beautiful game the World Cup semi-final between Italy and Germany was a super-model on a catwalk.

Dortmund’s Westfalenstadion provided the perfect stage for what will go down as one of the classic World Cup encounters.

120 minutes - great game! A highlight in an otherwise dour World Cup.