David Beckham diving video

By on September 25th, 2006

It’s a scene out of a very horrible nightmare for me – I imagine this is how Thierry Henry fans felt when he went down (at least twice) in the World Cup.

Then again, at least Henry (like Gerrard and Giggs) makes it debatable – was there contact, was the contact sufficient, did he tumble before or after…you know, these guys are good at faking it.

But David Beckham preferred to pull off a Ronaldo rather than a Henry, and in doing so shamed Manchester United and his fans. Spanish culture? Real Madrid’s influence? The pressure of being benched for an former Arsenal player?

No excuses are acceptable.

David Beckham dives (and gets booked for it)

The match itself was a drab affair between Real Madrid and Real Betis, which Madrid won 1-0 thanks to a Diarra header (off a slick move involving Reyes and Cicinho from a corner – the two players who have kept Beckham on the bench this season). Real Madrid are now second in the La Liga table, tied on 10 points with Barca and Valencia but sandwiched between the two sides on goal-difference.

Topics: David Beckham, Football Videos, Help Football, Real Madrid

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3 Comments

  1. Villem Alari

    God, they have ruined him in Spain. That`s horrible. Similar to Ronldo for sure. Sad.

    September 25th, 2006 @ 17:29
  2. Milo Riano

    That’s definitely not a dive. He got hit, so he went down. I play football a lot and there are times you just suddenly go down even if people don’t hit you because your legs just lose power, I’m not sure what time during that game did Beckham fell down. He also didn’t get the ball correctly and his left foot was clearly off hop that could cause you to lose balance. Well, maybe Victoria worked him out the night before also.

    September 25th, 2006 @ 20:24
  3. Owen

    that is so clearly a foul it is ridiculous – even when you pick the worst camera angles like this it is clear that backham is trying to move to his right after playing the ball to avoid the incoming tackler and go around him. as he plants on his left (back) foot, the defender clips it – completely 100% solid free kick to be awarded to beckham.

    real fans know who the cheats are (you mentioned a few ahead of this) and who doesn’t cheat. beckham commits a lot of fouls but he doesn’t dive.

    October 5th, 2006 @ 22:17