In a Champions League soccer match on Tuesday Real Madrid from Spain beat Ajax from Netherlands 4-0. But all people could talk about after the game was the deliberate or thought to be deliberate actions of Madrid's coach Jose Mourinho. In the finally minutes of the game it appears that Mourinho directed Sergio Ramos and Xabi Alonso to intentionally receive a second yellow card in order to get a red card and be ejected from the game. While he denied the claim, it makes sense because the red card would suspend the players for a meaningless game and wipe the two players slate clean for the remainder of the tournament. For the complete story:
http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/championsleague/story/uefa-should-throw-rule-book-at-real-madrid
This is a very controversial topic in the soccer world the past few days. Many believe that what Mourinho did is legal and is simply doing what gives him the best chance to win. But the majority believe that it is cheating and that players should not be allowed to intentionally get themselves thrown out of a game. Personally, I have to agree with the majority not because I believe it is cheating but that it takes away from the integrity of the game. It is almost an unwritten rule, if more players keep doing this it will quickly ruin the great game of soccer.
Until next time, take it easy.
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