I did not hit anyone in the face. Rivaldo had admitted fooling the referee by clutching his face after Unsal kicked the ball at his leg while he was waiting to take a corner in the closing moments of the Group C match. "I was both the victim and the person who got fined. also the referee and particularly the fans." A spokesman for the Turkish team said the fine had been too light. In March 2014 the 41-year old Rivaldo retired, though he remained with the club as its president.

Rivaldo starred alongside Ronaldo and Ronaldinho in the 2002 FIFA World Cup winning team.

He'd already scored a penalty to give Brazil the win over Turkey and would net four more goals in the tournament.What a shame that, after the Turkey game at least, fans were talking less about the magic of 'The Three Rs' and more what an absolute arse Rivaldo had made of himself.Alex Reid is a writer at SPORTbible who’s previously strung words together for FourFourTwo, Boxing News, The Guardian and, yes, Cruise International (it’s about big ships, not Tom).

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. Nobody remembers what the Turk did. "It has been brought Rivaldo becomes the first player to be punished under the crackdown on players pretending to have been fouled in order to get an opponent into trouble. Yesterday, Rivaldo had admitted to his crime. "I was both the victim and the person who got fined. The ball hit him in the knee, so naturally Rivaldo clutched his face like he'd been punched by Mike Tyson and dropped to the deck. Watch Queue Queue Widely regarded as one of the best footballers in the world, Rivaldo has enhanced his reputation at the World Cup.He possesses all the skills of the former Brazilian greats, such as Pele and Rivelino - a superb first touch and the ability to ghost past defences with ease.

"It's regrettable that a But he shrugged off the fine and defended his faking as part and parcel of the game. In 1989 he made his club debut with Paulista.

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Interests range from football and boxing to real sports like WWE and darts. This article was most recently revised and updated by It was a case of like father, like son when World Cup winner Rivaldo and his son Rivaldinho both scored in a Brazilian second division match. Widely regarded as one of the best footballers in the world, Rivaldo has enhanced his reputation at the World Cup. Rivaldo ended the 2002 World Cup with a winners medal but began it with a piece of laughable playacting so shameless it saw him fined by FIFA and labelled a cheat.

Rivaldo faking hit on the head. Rivaldo, unrepentant in the ... "The World Cup would be a lot better if there were more referees like Mr Young-Joo," added Rivaldo, though the official's display left a nation apoplectic.

Rivaldo chịu tai tiếng vì ăn vạ thô thiển tại World Cup.

Rivaldo is the first player punished in Fifa's crackdown on so-called "simulation" - pretending to have been fouled. This kind of thing is going to happen a lot in this World Cup Brazil's Rivaldo has been fined £5,180 ($7,350) for feigning injury during Monday's 2-1 win over Turkey - but has said he has no regrets.

Cue a red card for Unsal - but the controversy was just beginning.The live crowd in South Korea, watching the replay on big screens, booed referee Kim Young-joo's decision and the media piled in afterwards. statement. Fifa announced the sanction on Wednesday, after the Barcelona star had been widely criticised for his actions in a clash with Hakan Unsal. Rivaldo won the prestigious Ballon d'Or in 1999. At times he was also criticized for his individual style of play. I'm not a player who fakes fouls. incident in the June 3 match between Brazil and Turkey," said a Fifa

and cannot go unpunished.

Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.Rivaldo was born into a working-class family, and, like many poor Brazilian youths, he took up football at an early age. I am not sorry about anything. In 1998 Rivaldo helped lead Brazil to the World Cup final against France, though the Brazilians lost 3–0.