Say What You Want, But Eduardo Not Getting Punished Is the Wrong Move By UEFA.

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I believe that a true critic is someone who criticizes his team the most, and criticizes them fairly.

When Arsenal played against Celtic that day, the only thing that was talked about afterwards was Eduardo's dive.

Forget about the times that Rooney, Lampard and Gerrard took a dive, but every sports paper in the country attacked Eduardo calling him a cheat. If he was British, things would've been different.

When Eduardo took the dive, Arsenal was already winning; but when Rooney and the others took those same dives, they weren't guaranteed the three points.

It was those dives that gave it to them.

So most people, specifically Arsenal fans, keep saying that Eduardo wasn't the first; he didn't deserve the punishment.

That is simply wrong.

Eduard said on the Arsenal website: "I'm glad we reached the truth."

I'm sad to say that we did no such thing.

One of my worst memories in football was World Cup 2002 in South Korea. 

 South Korea disgraced football, along with themselves, it is talked about one of the most controversial tournaments in the history of football. The referees were bought, and the visiting countries paid the price. It ruined the beautiful game, and a tournament that we waited four years to watch.

Back to the Eduardo topic, Eduardo did take a dive, and even though the game was over before that, that was still the wrong course of action.

Days later, McGeady of Celtic took a dive as well, but luckily he was caught; then Rooney dived against Arsenal, and Arsenal got a taste of what it's like to be on the opposite side of a cheating incident.

People have been talking about using video replays—maybe that is a solution—but until a solution arises, the fans are the ones who pay the price.

The true reason I'm against all this, is because by not giving Eduardo a two match ban, UEFA is acting like it allows all this to happen—it's like they're saying to Rooney, Drogba and Ronaldo, "Go ahead, do your thing, and cheat to win."

Arsenal might have escaped the punishment this time, but by letting Eduardo get away without a reprimand, Arsenal might very well find themselves protesting about that very decision should they be on the other side.

What goes around, comes around; the game against United was proof.

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