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12th Mar 2014

Vine: Robben dive against Arsenal was embarrassing…

Arjen Robben yet again caused controversy last night with this blatant dive against Arsenal.

Eric Lalor

Arjen Robben yet again caused controversy last night with this blatant dive against Arsenal.

He is one of the finest footballers in the world, but he does have a penchant for diving. Santi Carzola follows the Dutch winger into the Arsenal box and without warning, Robben dives to the ground hoping to secure a penalty.

It’s bordering on embarrassing for Robben at this stage… UEFA and FIFA like to promote the Fair Play ethos, but time and time again, Robben does this and it is the complete antithesis of fairness.

Retrospective punishments are frowned upon by the legislators of the game, but if this diving malarkey is to be stamped out, it’s exactly what we need. He’s got form you know. Check this out

If UEFA were to hand out a punishment to Robben, you can be sure we would see less of it from the Dutchman.

Hat tip to 101 Great Goals