MORE BLATTER BLATHER

Last updated : 05 July 2006 By Ed

"Lying on the ground and pretending to be injured is just abusing (the convention) of stopping play for injury.

"It is just cheating and we must look at this in the future. I have seen it myself and I do not like it.

"The fans don't like it. What it does is make the team with the ball stop when perhaps there is nothing wrong.

"There has been an increasing tendency for this to happen at the World Cup.

"There is an exuberance of the players going towards the referee and inviting him to show cards.

"I did not notice it at the start of the World Cup but now in the decisive matches it is happening."