If it had happened the other way around, and English players fell over when brushed by Portuguese players, then Ronaldo was invloved in an incident where he got sent off, whilst being provoked by Rooney, and then Rooney winked at the England bench as if to say see I told you it would work. How do you think the Portugal fans would react/feel - and any England or Portugal fans be honest. Atomin - it's called a hypothetical question - which you have failed to answer - as it is hypothetical it does not matter if you believe Ronaldo/Portugal cheated or not - you should answer the question about if England had cheated how would the Portuguese fans react/feel - if you come back to look please post another reply telling me how you would feel if the England team cheated and Portugal lost.
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The same
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Who knows but probably there would be the same criticisim. As there was when Ronaldo went off injured vs Netherlands. They said it was and intentional faul on him to get him off!!!
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I Think the Portugal fans would act the same way England fans are acting .... ANGRY ! .... Portugal cheated .. They probaly PAID the referee .... Rooney got kicked out cause 2 GUYS WERE TACKLING HIM .... AND HE MIstakly KICKED THAT GUY IN THE BALLS !!! ...... Apparently ... ENgland got screwed and i hope they get a rematch .... HOPE ! ... If anybody dissagress wid me then PISS OFF !
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...You forgot to mention the ref and linesman not giving the penalty when Carvalio (think it was him) clearly handballed in the penalty area. But in answer to your question as an English fan i would feel: Great we are through but i wish we could have done it more fairly, It doenst make us look good....
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The same exact way as the England fans.
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itd be the exact same thing except twisted around...like your question.
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Problem with your question is that you've interpretted the wink, you make it sound like Portugal went out of their way to get Rooney booked from the very beginning. For all we know the wink was him acknowledging the bench telling him to get out of the ref's way before he got booked too. We don't know, and the media will just fan the flames of anger because it is easier to do that then put the mirror on to the English team. That doesn't matter, in the end, Rooney did tread on Portugal players nuts (fact, no interpretation), he did push Ronaldo right in front of ref (also fact, also stupid with a hostile ref). His temper is always something that is just beneath the surface, it is his strength and his weakness. After the accidental stamp, as I don't think he did it intentionally, he should have gotten as far a way a possible, he didn't. Ronaldo should have, if asking for a card, gotten one himself, I don't think he did cry for a card, but that will come out in the match report. Regardless, he is now the easy scape goat. England knows that some sides go to ground all to easy, and should have dealt with it, or at the very least gotten a goal when Rooney was there to make this discussion null and void. 62 minutes and no goal, and if he had stayed on are you sure England would have scored... They actually played with more urgency after he was sent off. England under performed from the start and Lampard, Gerrard, Beckham and yes even beloved Rooney didn't show any of the abilities that we know they have. I think what ever team is on the end of the RED card would be crying bloody murder, but that is just picking what is easy to be angry about, I think England supporters should be upset because the team didn't represent ENGLISH football at the least with the justice it deserves. For the record, it was never a red card, but all of us saw what Rooney was like when he got substituted off during the England vs Swede match up, angry, pouting. He needs a good dose of reality and less pressure from the media to be the saviour of England. Fifa should crack down on the drama queens and enforce the rules already in place to stop Portugal, Italy, Ghana and england (joe cole was no saint in this matter either) from doing what infuriates all of us fans. PS. Portugal fans would have been doing exactly what the England fans are doing, with the exception that they would be reconcilied to the outcome sooner than the English, which should be 40 years of bitterness less time.
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i am a huge fan of C.Ronaldo,but after seeing that incident ,i started hating him
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the portugal fans will feel the same way i felt after the game and at this very moment
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Don't be naive. The English team couldn't play a thing, unless you call kicking high balls to the striker playing soccer, which it isn't. On the contrary, you have Mr Hargreaves who brushed off several Portuguese players and wasn't booked. Portugal didn't get a single free kick close to the English area, unlike the English who has several. The referee was clearly favoring the English! Now when you sore losers say Rooney's red was Cristiano's fault, that just makes me laugh! So you think the referee could be bossed by Cristiano? Hah hah hah hah! And I didn't know winking is a crime, or foul play! Winking, for crying out loud! Go Portugal, and you English may have a chance again in 4 years if you learn how to play, meanwhile. P.S. Hi Jaws OK. Nobody likes to be cheated upon. That's only human. Of course I'd be mad for a while. In fact, Portugal was cheated against, several times in the past and in this cup, considering the ref was systematically against us in the Holland and England games. Only, fortunately it wasn't enough to make us lose.
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portugal sucks. Bottom line! Portugal , the team of "cheaters and cry babies"
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P.Oed it's totally unfair.
