We can learn a lot from womens football

With the Premier League briefly abandoning us in favour of the long, mostly boring road to World Cup qualification, I took the opportunity to watch some womens football, via the Continental Cup Final. Arsenal and Birmingham played out a game full of quality, with Kim Littles long-range cracker sealing a deserved 1-0 win for the Gunners, but it was the spirit in which the two teams played Rene Robert Kids Jersey that stood out.As the mens game struggles to overcome problems such as diving, foul Colin Wilson Men Jersey -mouthed tweeting and egos bigger than Sir Alex Fergusons trophy cabinet, it was refreshing to see the sport played so profe sionally. Everyone respected the referee, opponents didnt feel the need to square up to each other in a caveman-style show of faux-machismo, and melodramatic tumbles were wonderfully conspicuous by their absence. The players simply seemed Sampo Ranta Men Jersey to be happy doing what they love.Its undoubtedly true that the behaviour of Premier League footballers, both on and off the pitch, has worsened over recent times, but Michael Owens comment on diving that its worse than 10 years ago with the influence of players coming from South America, Spain and Italy is unhelpful at best, and xenophobic at worst. Having seen home-grown stars such as Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard and Gareth Bale gain an advantage through simulation over the last few years, its clear that this phenomenon isnt the fault of foreigners. Instead Paul Kariya Jersey of giving any credence to this false and overly-simplistic explanation, lets face up to the fact that bit by bit, diving has become accepted as a part of football, and that we are all to blame. As a global football community, we must take a long, hard look at ourselves, and come together to introduce a culture of zero tolerance in regards to on-field amateur dramatics. The womens game, so often derided by fans, showed everyone its quality and worth in the Olympics, and proves Valeri Nichushkin Kids Jersey week after week that the game can be played pa sionately without trying to gain an unfair advantage.
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