25.01.2012 - Con goles de Pedro (´43) y Dani Alves (´47), Barcelona empató (2-2) con Real Madrid (C.Ronaldo ´67 + Benzema ´71) en el Camp Nou y se clasificó a semifinales de la Copa del Rey 2012.
El más esperado, cotizado y comentado del mundo (120 medios de 27países acreditados) fue digno de la expectativa: altísima tensión, fútbol de primera jerarquía, dominios alternativos, carácter, esquemas y trifulcas en un atestado Camp Nou (95.

In a not entirely limited example, diving in the J. League seems, shall we say, less than one might find in Cristiano Ronaldo's house the major European leagues (though this is a continental game in Asia, not the J. League).

Of course when they go, they go all the way, apparently. Ryuji Bando of Cerezo Osaka can be thankful his career is in the latter stages at 32, as this will follow him around for a very, very long time.

Air kick This terrible, terrible dive comes from the match between Japanese sides Cerezo Osaka v Jeonbuk FC. Ryuji Bando, with his back to you, decides to re-enact the world's least convincing ninja movie in an attempt to get opponent Huang Bowen (no relation to mark) sent-off.

Until there is a serious crackdown on diving in professional and international soccer, we'll probably being seeing dives even more horrific than this one by Ryuji Bando in a recent AFC match between Cerezo Osaka v Jeonbuk FC. While all sports have a certain level of gamesmanship, a certain level of crossing the lines, the fact that players in club football, like Bando, think there is something to be gained if they take such a blatant, horrible dive is evidence enough that football officials need to crackdown and issue stiffer penalties for diving.

Until there is a serious crackdown on diving in professional and international soccer, we'll probably being seeing dives even more horrific than this one by Ryuji Bando in a recent AFC match between Cerezo Osaka v Jeonbuk FC. While all sports have a certain level of gamesmanship, a certain level of crossing the lines, the fact that players in club football, like Bando, think there is something to be gained if they take such a blatant, horrible dive is evidence enough that football officials need to crackdown and issue stiffer penalties for diving.

Until there is a serious crackdown on diving in professional and international soccer, we'll probably being seeing dives even more horrific than this one by Ryuji Bando in a recent AFC match between Cerezo Osaka v Jeonbuk FC. While all sports have a certain level of gamesmanship, a certain level of crossing the lines, the fact that players in club football, like Bando, think there is something to be gained if they take such a blatant, horrible dive is evidence enough that football officials need to crackdown and issue stiffer penalties for diving.