Luis Suarez is NOT a cheater. He’s a Hero PERIOD.

Between all of Suarez's diving and handball playing he didnt have much time to play football.

Cheating is cheating. Suarez, his team mates and his country should be ashamed of the fact that they are the undeserving semi finalists.

FIFA claim that fair play is the message of the game. I hope that Suarez and Uruguay are punished for their unfair play that meant Uruguay cheated their way through to the semi finals.

youre an idiot

your an idiot for writing the stupidest blog ever

Lugo, im with you on this! luis suarez took one for the team, got punished for it, and, after all the drama, URUGUAY WON! fair and square. so i say suck it to all the people who say this is cheating. heck, I'M AFRICAN and i realize that what happened, happened

come on – how is this NOT cheating you idiot!!

We have forgotten what soccer is all about. You win games by scoring goals and being the best, not just winning for the sake of it.

Uruguay has nothing to celebrate, they cheated and a poor African country was the victim of it.

Suarez did cheat – He hand balled at the goal line. But that's why the rules are there because it happens… and it happened and there was a penalty. Uruguay has lost a valuable player. Ghana was offered the opportunity to take it all… but THEY FELL THROUGH!!
there were lucky and unlucky moments throughout the whole match.
however the at the penalty shootout it was a clean slate… obviously Uruguay had the better goal keeper ! End of Story. Goodbye Ghana!

every uruguan that proud of this should be ashamed. and the dutch will crush you as the bugs that now I realize you are….

and that is coming from someone who sort wanted URU to win at first.,,,

great statement….

I'm from Uruguay and I'm ashamed I'm not proud at all of what have happened. This is not the way I wanted my country to win and I hate Suarez for it. My apologies to Ghana.

I dont care who wins the world cup anymore as much as URUGUAY to lose miserably just like italy was humilated for cheating as well.

So, Karma is around the corner for uruguay and specially for the handballing loser..

absolutely agree as there are certain rules in a game called football that equally applies to the both sides. if you're playing with your hands in your box blocking the ball coming into the net you're sent off and the opposition's awarded a penalty kick. that's exactly what happened and almost any other player in modern game would do under circumstances like as these leaving at least some minimum chances that your opponent won't convert the penalty. the fate of the semifinal spot was all in Ghana's hands. the reasons why Gyan missed that is the completely different question. if Ghana fans believe it was to be punished then there's absolutely no one to blame for Ghana except for their own wasting the chance they'd been given. whatever happens in holland v uruguay game the latter are in the semis and Ghana are not.

you are one great Uruguan then….

Uruguay is not the first team to have a hand “save” them – so all those people that say he cheated is clearly not that clear on how football is played across the world over. Go La Celeste. You did your country proud and you should be celebrating for the win you fought so hard to get. VAMOS ARRIBA URUGUAY!!

Dont Celebrate too hard yet……… you lose horribly to Holland very soon !!

read Diego_u2 comment………………. and may be u will meet a guy from Uruguay like that that can make you a better person. your comment is really sad if u think about it. Because not only you admitted that “had to save themselves” in other words cheat, but also you are saying that its okay to copy cat bad behavior in the world so someone who kills, steals, and rapes , can simply say: “oh, I am not the only one that have done that in the world”……. get it? I dont think you will ever do…….

Uruguay is celebrating the fact they scored more goals and are now through to the SemiFinals. You said it yourself! You win games by SCORING GOALS!!! Uruguay scored more.

It doesn't matter who the opposing team was, African, European, Sth American or Asian – Suarez knew the consequence of what he was doing…He took a MASSIVE RISK!! being red carded and offering Ghana the opening of a Penalty Shot! putting Muslera up for an early penalty workout! Offering Ghana the opportunity to win! Risking immediate death to Uruguay's World Cup dreams… BUT NO! it turned out the way it did…for many reasons.
This is futbol, the World Game!

No he is not a cheater. Rules are rules. He took one for the team, paid for it. Ghana had their chance.

Im an oranje supporter, looking forward to have a good game with u guys.

i think you are going a little overboard – this is a game, it's not about life or death. If this is how seriously you take your sport you need to get a life!! And ultimately rules are rules.

As for diego_u2's comment, fair enough…everyone thinks differently about how they saw the game.

Disgraceful Uruguay.. a win is not a win if they didn't deserve it. I am English, and I would feel horrible if England got through by doing that, and it's worse that you're denying that you feel bad as well. Uruguay will not win the world cup, and everyone will now think of them as cheaters. You may be proud, but everyone else who isn't obviously biased is looking at Uruguay with shame… if Ghana is GOING TO SCORE and then you punch it out, then how is it possibly justified by giving them another chance? it's like saying 'ok, that goal didn't count, restart play and you get to try again' if Suarez DIDNT do that, HE WOULDNT BE PLAYING ANYWAY BECAUSE THEY'D BE OUT!!! RETARD!! all Suarez did is SAVE the rest of his team, if he didnt do that, not only him, but the rest of his team would not be playing!!

What a shame for soccer.

Suarez used his hand to prevent a definite goal, as he was standing on the line.
Talking about “taking big risks concerning the Penalty Kick and the red card”: The odds for failing the PK are pretty much higher than the odds that the ball Suarez shake-handed would have missed.That's what he went for and that's what he got.

Nonetheless, Urugay was better during penalty shooting, and therefore they won. Not fair and square, and they also didn't deserve it, they just won.

but you are right, Suarez didn't cheat.
He betrayed.
But I am sure NL will straighten this issue up – by playing soccer

Justise is justise ….whether its game or life or death ! for more than so many millions of people in Africa that their hearts were broken is really unfair ….. and I only watch important games in the world so….. I will bet I have more life than you my Argentinian wanna-be friend !

Really? People think they cheated? That's the game, he got punished for it, and Ghana got its chance. If that is cheating, would you cry cheating anytime a player is fouled? Or anytime a wining team holds the ball at the end of a game? Or anytime a player try to take the shot from the sidelines for their team when it is obvious that he touched it last? Of course not, that's part of the game. Uruguay should be proud of their team, and offer them their full support.

Alejandra, from Argentina

Luis Suarez and the Uruguay football team are an absolute disgrace, remember even before this game they had gained quite an unsavory reputation. Seeing the conduct of Suarez and how proud he was of his actions as well as seeing the rest of the Uruguay team hold Suarez as a hero just exposes their value system, this is a team that will be remembered not for good soccer but for their shameless cheating.

Suarez is the biggest cheat in the history of football….he and the whole of Uruguay should be ashamed!!!!

This is ridiculous. By this logic, Appiah could have smacked Forlan in the teeth and broken his knee cap and taken a red card. Rules are rules. If you disable a player, you get sent off. No big deal.

But would you have conceded that that was played within the spirit of the game Lugo? If it had happened while Forlan was about to score, would you concede that is fair play? Come on.

I'll forgive Suarez if he apologizes. But my respect for the man is highly diminished, and my respect for Uruguay – a team whose praises I have sung loudly this month – has fizzled.

Well played to Ghana. It's small consolation but at least they can say that they played the whole game in the spirit of the rules.

Great post. What Suarez did is what is called a tactical foul in the US, and it's used all the time in football and other sports when fouling is a calculated risk to prevent something worse from happening. Who cares if it's not the “proper” way to win, Suarez took his punishment for the good of the team and Ghana had a perfect opportunity to win the game, one that they blew.

Props to Ghana for such a good fight but Uruguay deserves to be in the semifinals. If football was always fair, Uruguay wouldn't have ended this game with their two best CB's injured. This is a great World Cup and Uruguay continues to make history.

Yes, Uruguay and South Americans have been playing very well in this tournament, and congratulations to them for all of that. As for Uruguay, Suarez smeared those efforts by intentionally using his hands to stop a clear goal. He should of at least tried to use his head – who knows he may have still saved it. But he made a decision to use his hands at any cost. He got lucky. He didn't play in within the rules, or spirit of the game and he got punished for it. Ghana punished themselves by not converting their opportunity at the penalty and not winning in penalties. Uruguay are through because of luck, determination and at the expense of one of their star goal scorers, no Suaraez may mean more punishment from the Germans. For me, Ghana should be playing Germany in the semis, but if they can't convert a penalty when it counts, unfortunately they don't deserve to go through.

I've jumped the gun by saying they will play Germany. I mean winner of QF2

having two arms is part of football/soccer. FIFA and all players know this. So they make rules like an automatic yellow card for an intentional handball, and a red card when the ball is going in the net. These are the rules of the game and players can use their hands as much as they like, they will just get penalized for it….in otherwords it is part of the game…in otherwords, not cheating. Now, tell me when did Suarez stray outside of the rules and cheat? For one, I have no idea what the problem is, Suarez used his hands/blocked the ball, got caught, got sent off and Ghana had a penalty. The ref played this by the book, perfect ref job. Now, if you want to complain about Perez getting through this tournament with only 1 yellow card so far, or about other players like De Jong, van Bommel, Gilberto Silva etc etc that argument has merit as the refs seem to be a little inconsistent when calling fouls, but in this situation the referee made sure that the outcome was fair based on FIFA rules. Suarez, and the ref followed FIFA rules…NOBODY CHEATED.

Hahaha, cheat? We are talking about the dying seconds of a quarter final at the WC. If I see a player through on goal who is certain to tuck the ball in the net I would tackle him from behind before he does. Same thing really. U know u are breaking the rules, u are (heavily) punished accordingly, and the opposition team is presented with a great chance to score. Suarez is a hero.

Cheaters. Uruguay should feel no pride in winning that game. A deliberate hand ball to save a goal should be a red card and an automatic goal. Granted, Ghana should have been able to score a PK…but that goes to show you that PK for handball preventing goal does not equal goal.

If I was on the Uruguay team or one of the fans…I would probably not have celebrated.
That player knew the ball was going in, knew this was the final play and also knew that a hand ball to prevent a SURE goal evolves into a penalty kick where this is a chance to save or flub the shot. Suarez is no hero…just another example of a dirty player doing anything to win. So what if he sits out the next game…they at least have a next game.

well its good u mentioned you from Argentina……….that says it all………you are the teachers of all cheaters……………..I am sure everyone in the world agrees except in Uruguay and Argentina

Cheating Cheating Cheating. Yup yup yup. If I am a boxer and I give you a “low blow” at the end of the match and the ref deducts a point but you cant continue and forfeit, is that not cheating or is that playing by the rules and being punished? So funny how well people blindly defend their own teams. I'm disgusted by Uruguay and I hope they win the world cup because everyone will forever go back to the Ghana game and witness the “win at all cost” mentality. So what if that guy gets suspended next game (your apparent just punishment…hahah)…at least they now have a next game! Go Uruguay…win the whole thing and no one will still respect you!

Yeah, he could have broken Forlans kneecaps. But then he would have been sent off and Uruguay could have made a substitute. 11 on 10 right there. Might have also been charged with assault. Probably not a similar scenario.

Its not like deliberately injuring the other team's star has never happened before. It has been done.

suarez a hero. u stupid english don't hv a heart & bravery like this man.

Yeah, everyone needs to stop overreacting. Saurez did what he needed to do for his team. I would do it, and so would anyone else. Saurez should be a hero in Uruguay, and I mean that. He was penalized like he should have been and Ghana were given a fair opportunity. If this had not happened in the last second of the match nobody would have cared about it. That being said, I really wanted Ghana to win. I am not upset that Uruguay won though, and good luck to them.

It is strange that it is called cheating. Things happen, is done intentionally or accidentally.
There is a punishment for that and it was followed.
This was not the case of fabiano when Refree asked and he denied.
He got a red card went out of the game.
Ghana got a penalty that Gyan fluffed,
The 2 penalty shooters of ghana were too arrogant (as per body language) that gave easy passes to Muslera.

Story finished, Uruguay are in Semis.

I hope you do not expect that players came there for fun, there is a tournament to win.

There is no answer to ignorance, but where is the common sense.

Nobody's a “hero” for deliberately breaking the rules. He took one for the team, and that's fine. But a “hero” scores a game winning goal and ain't keeping another team from scoring by doing something unsportsmanlike.

In other news, I was extremely surprised why alvaro pereira did not play. injury? saving him for the semis? – If it was a tactical reason, I don't understand it because it seemed that not playing him left huge defensive problems. Perez and arevalo rios were spread out more in the midfield and had to compensate for alvaro's usual defensive job on that left flank. Fucile seemed stressed as well, and this seemed to be the worst defensive display that I've seen from Uruguay so far, what happened to their relentless pressure on the ball? They allowed Ghana way too much room in the midfield and on the sidelines.

HE'S A FREAKING CHEATER!!!

And you are from….? Because you don't seem to know much about futbol…

@James Robert. What the heck are you talking about. Since when did an impeachable offense become part of the game. That would be like you saying “…in basketball you can shove a guy and you get a tech; if you punch him in the face you get ejected, so its simply part of the game…” Now how freakishly stupid does that sound?

The guy cheated an entire nation. The ball was in. He batted it out. Last time I checked he wasn't a golie; and thats simply not how soccer is played. Cheating is cheating sorry…

lol this is a uruguay fan boy blog obviously you noob uruguyans think he didn't cheat so bias.

The fact is Suarez cheated the end. You noobs know if he didn't cheat, your shitty uruguay team would of lost.

“NOBODY has the right to take they joy out of the Uruguayan people after such a heroic victory today.”

Do you know what heroic is? Please take your time and learn english and expand your vocabulary to define heroic first then apply it in a paragraph. Suarez obviously cheated, but the good thing is Uruguay will lose to Netherlands, the cheater is out of play now. Let's see who the next cheater will be for Uruguay. All we will remember from Fifa 2010 world cup would be this noob cheater, Suarez.

“absolutely agree as there are certain rules in a game called football that equally applies to the both sides.”

equally? a goal vs a penalty kick is equal thats what you're telling me? you're an idiot.

Of course it has been done, but is it right? The standard here seems to be that if you break a rule and pay the consequences anything goes…injure the other team's star? No problem. Handball on the goal line? Sure, why not. As long as there is a sanction in the rules, go ahead and break them.

Can't you guys see the slippery slope you are arguing for? Now it's acceptable at the end of the match to have all eleven men line up on the goal line and wave their arms to prevent a goal. Why not? Every one of them would be considered a hero.

Rubbish.

Who cares if he is a cheater or not. If you argue that Suarez was creative within the rules, then you have no ground upon which to argue against the decline in integrity in the game. How is Fair Play ever to have a chance if this is the example that is being set at the highest level?

Come on. At least the honourable thing to do now would be for him to apologize.

you call yourselves WINNERS?? after this disgrace!!! losers!!! admit that it was NOT FAIR PLAY..you cannot do this in order to get the WORLD CUP!!! this is not a soccer game in your backyard!!! this is WORLD CUP!!!! and if you fail to admit that it was not a noble win then shame on you!!!

hey moron.
what i mean by that is that the referee did what he was supposed to and it's entirely Ghana's fault they did not punish Uruguay as Africans'd been given a fair compensation (penalty and 11 versus 10 men) for the opposing side's breaking the rules. and try to respect opinions that you don't necessarily find correct without insulting others unless you're an immature jerk.

He took a MASSIVE RISK!! being red carded and offering Ghana the opening of a Penalty Shot!

please explain what kind of RISK did he take????? it was 1000% goal and he only offered an opportunity for his own team because a penalty shot is not a 100% goal result especially at the point when all the players are exhausted and nervous!!!! so please just admit that your “hero” is a loser and should publicly appologize in front of the whole Africa!!!

you're an idiot. i hope surez gets badly injured and never plays again, just deserves.
similar to fucile who almost broke his neck, just to try and get a foul by cheating. the only way uroguay can get the ball is by diving, noticeable in all the matches so far.
their style of play is a joke and they are a disgrace to the sport. who wants to wi like that? ONLY CHEATING LOSERS!! HAHAHAH

Indeed. When Abreu had his legs removed from him by Pantsil in the first half of extra time that was a penalty too but the referee did not see it conveniently.

Anyone who has played football would try and stop the ball. He was punished with a red card and a penalty award.

And as for a numpty like soccer who calls Uruguay and Argentina cheaters stop being so pathetic.

We both brought so much to the game in tactical innovations so do be quiet. After all no other countries cheat do they ?

Schumacher 1982, Rivaldo 2002 etc etc.

Great finish from el Loco and congratulations to our neighbours. Vamos celeste. Hope to meet you in the final.

All this talk of Suarez cheating is ridiculous. What Suarez did was not trickery, nor deceit. He was rightfully punished for what he did by being sent off with a red card and Ghana was rightfully awarded a penalty. Ghana did not convert their penalty and they did not take advantage of the rules of the game. Suarez made a last-ditch effort to save Uruguay's world cup and he is a HERO for it. That's right, he is a complete HERO. If anyone says that Uruguay don't deserve to go through for Suarez's actions, then Ghana don't deserve to go through for not converting their penalty.

Suarez was already punished for his “unfair play” when he was red-carded and when Ghana were awarded a penalty. That is all the punishment that is due for an intentional handball.

A shame for soccer? Are your kidding, this is why soccer is exciting, a dramatic finish at it's very best! This is why football is THE WORLD'S GAME!

According to Pele, a striker should never miss from the penalty spot: NEVER. The rules of the game were the same for both Uruguay and Ghana. If Ghana had done the same thing in the same situation, the same rules would have applied to Ghana as well. Knocking the ball away with his hands happened to be the best chance for Uruguay to stay alive in the World Cup, but this action also resulted in a penalty in favor of Ghana. Ghana didn't convert their penalty and NOTHING more can be said about that. Suarez's actions made this game the most exciting 120th minute game EVER!

Using HANDS in FOOTball is cheating (how else would you define intentionally breaking the rules)…..why do you think he got a red card.
I think under these circumstances referees should be given the power to decide on allowing a goal……it was blatanltly deliberate.

To call him a hero is ridiculous. Give me whatever it is you are smoking because you’re dillusional.
By that logic, the more dives we see the better….wait a minute, why dont we just give all the players keeper gloves and tell them to run and dive in front of every ball with hands out stretched because its not cheating if you get a red card…..pfffft!

Suarez, hang your head in shame dude.
Absolutely shocking display of sportmanship to get through to the semi finals.

I now support any side playing against Uruguay. This is not the way soccer is meant to be played and this is a disgrace to the spirit of soccer. You can say that its within the rules, but in every sport, there is play that is within the rules that is outside the spirit of the game.

This entire world cup uruguay has been guilty of diving. Its an absolute joke. They have done nothing for their country except lose the respect of every other sporting team in the world cup and lose support for their side.

Suarez the disgrace to the game, remember his elaborate dive against South Africa anybody? maybe some hardcore nationalists in Uruguay would see him as a hero, but the rest of the world and all objective observers see him for the cheat he is.

A cheat is a cheat regardless how you justify it. I hope the Uruguyan won't try to poison the Nederlands team to go to the Final.

Well said Hacksen

don't cry when Uruguay do the same to Oranje..

Uruguay has lost a valuable player or CHEATER, please correct your statement.

You are the biggest fuckhead. He denied the other team a victory by playing in deliberate violation of the rules. He was the last man on the line and yet again the idiocy of 1 guy who is definantly not a hero has ruined a great game in the world cup. Uraguay are cheaters. If FIFA doesnt do something, then that is bullshit

The more I read this Commenator01, the more I'm convinced he is stupid.

Cheating and not converting penalties are two diferent things. Don't get confused just because you are Uruguayan.

congratulations. Your entire country is hated by the rest of the world because your fucking striker is a goddamned cheater.

Gonna do wonders for their tourism as well. If the average Uruguayan see's Suarez as a hero I would not want to visit the place because it just doesn't seem like the sort of place I would feel safe or enjoy. In fact, Uruguay just went to the bottom of my tourism list, bottom of my sporting list, etc.

i lol at most of the comment since most of them pronounce it “soccer” thus not knowing what the passion about football is all about.

if you say that this is cheating, why does ronaldo's dive not being criticized? henry's hand vs ireland? the acting of >9000 players in this world cup? tevez goal vs mexico? isnt this cheating as well.

He did what he had to do, to deny opponents attack and to bring the country to victory. He does not cheat, if he did, it wouldnt be a red card.

Thats bullsh1t. Just because Uruguay can'r ply soccer for sh1t and spent most of the match diving to the ground for no reason, they had to look for loopholes to steal a match

Wgwgegh, don't be so condescending. You are the one that does not understand what the poster meant by “heroic”. Suarez unintentionally (I'll explain this word to you since you are the one that may not understand the English language – unintentional – without intention, accidentally) struck the ball with his hands, trying to do whatever it took to prevent Ghana from scoring. What he did was an immediate and natural reaction. He was punished for that action by getting a red card which also prevents him from playing in the next game. Also, Ghana was given a penalty kick. So “heroic”, means that he risked his ass to allow his team to continue in the World Cup. Don't be such a sore loser!

Take it easy there Diego, nothing to be ashamed of. Both countries played an awesome game. Things like this happen, Suarez was penalized, Ghana had the upper hand to score but didn't. You should be proud of Uruguay!

He's actually a Uruguayan

I'll explain this one to you The RISK was basically handing over a penalty shot to Ghana and giving them 100% opportunity to score which would have pretty much ended the game right there. RISK = PAY UP OR PAY OFF !!!

This is a Uruguayan fan blog? Wow, you caught on fast Please read my reply to Wgwgegh… I don't feel like repeating myself

so a murderer is not a murderer because he goes to jail for it??

“A deliberate hand ball to save a goal should be a red card and an automatic goal”
Well, when you start your own World Cup, you can incorporate this in your rule book:)

“Granted, Ghana should have been able to score a PK…but that goes to show you that PK for handball preventing goal does not equal goal”
Uruguay handed Ghana a penalty kick and they still couldn't do it. A penalty kick never equals a goal. This may surprise you but you have to actually know how to kick to get the ball in the net – food for thought

I think you need anger management classes

depends on why one did that. self defense? amok? just for fun? different perspective on different reasons

Actually, not really – please read my reply to Hacksen above, it applies to you too

Nolan, well said and totally agree.

oh pls
if the situation was in reverse uraguay would of been all over this
suarez your NO HERO…YOUR A GOD DAMN CHEAT…..
HOPING HOLLAND HUMILIATES URAGUAY…

Get a grip Lonnie.

A few comments on your unfortunate post
“Suarez smeared those efforts by intentionally using his hands to stop a clear goal. He should of at least tried to use his head” – It's not as though Suarez planned this ahead of time. A good player reacts and does whatever he has to do for the sake of the goal/team.
“Uruguay are through because of luck” – Luck would be if Ghana were down a man due to injury. It wasn't luck my friend, they played well – just admit it.

Wow, can you be any more condescending?

Hacksen's statement still makes more sense to me. 1000% vs 100% that Hacksen said is 100% correct.

Wow, perhaps therapy would be best for you

“someone who kills, steals, and rapes , can simply say: “oh, I am not the only one that have done that in the world” – how sweet of you to equate this with Futbol

Thank you Alejandra, well said

What a sad comment.

You probably weren't breastfed.

calling him Hero????? its like calling Israel a peaceful nation…. its like fucking for virginity…. its like bombing for life….

Great comment

I also agree with this one. It was deliberate and a shamful move, but it was damn effective! When all else fails and you're bound to concede a goal which makes the difference between winning and losing, it's only smart to do this. Next to the red card, there will be a large fine and negative rep for him, but Suarez probably realizes that.

That said, I wouldn't like to see this kind of foul as a regular. But realize it's a professional game with lots of money and influential organizations. You can't play a fair game all the time and we see plenty of examples in summaries and live matches. Referees should hand out a yellow card and PK more often, if they want to stop this kind of behaviour. They did what nobody else would have done, and it was all worth it.

I think The Netherlands will beat Uruguay. Not because of karma and the lack of Suarez, but because they desire to win even more. On top of that, the momentum after beating the top favorite of the world will give them wings. But Uruguay won't go without a fight, of that I'm sure

Perhaps you should stick to your knowledge of boxing then

Sorry Mugface cheating is when you break the rules and are not punished. With your theory fouling someone is cheating then as it is against the rules. The rules say if you touch the ball with your hands in the box then a penalty is granted and if you stop a goal you get red carded. That is exactly what happened. Then Ghana blew it when Gyan did not have the heart to score that penalty.
Uruguay won well and they deserve to be where they are. I can name a lot more shocking scenarios from previous world cups but it would be a waste of time to try to explain a gringo like yourself who is only resentful that a south american team with 3 million people can play better soccer than your top country!

you are not from uruguay if you feel that way

pfffft! – really, is this what you chose to express yourself with? Dictionaries can now be googled – you'll find tons of adjectives to use

Cheating is where you cheat. It has nothing to do with whether you get punished or not. If you are caught cheating in an exam, its still cheating, whether you get punished and whether you get caught. Don't try kid yourself. Ghana won the game legitimately, its Suarez's cheating that stopped that happening. You can argue they should have got the penalty, but they shouldn't even have had to take the penalty.

sure bed you are full of it. I am sure your team is out that is why you talk like that.

where is your team? We are in semis so maybe not that shitty hey?

“its like calling Israel a peaceful nation” – good one
“its like fucking for virginity” – funny

But seriously, take a step back and let the fan be a fan

Your comparison is ridiculous

REal soccer I can give you a therapist's number jesus get a grip.

GO URUGUAY

My thoughts exactly

I didn't want to have to state the obvious, but I'm glad you did

Trust me, nobody hates Uruguay

Don't lie, you know you want to go

your middle eastern rage does not make sense. totally ot

p/s i do not condone israel's move to occupied the palestine

Dave, can I call you Dave? Perhaps you should take up golf, might be more up your alley

your words hurt so much

Perfect! Well said, thank you

I'll take this one gaybut in semis

Your analogy does not pertain to the game of Futbol. I would suggest immersing yourself in the game to understand it better:)

Wow, I thought I had more to say, but it turns out.. not so much

Thank you Sara, well said

I think you need a time out

An optometrist can do wonders for you

you should watch futbol more often, you'll learn lots

uraguay – actually spelled Uruguay
your – I think you meant you're

you're welcome

When you commit a crime, you get punished by going to jail….so by your logic, because I've gone to jail the crime is now ok.

Your an idiot Gayboy, grow a brain

Its not an upper hand to replace a guaranteed goal with a chance at shooting for goal in the form of a penalty….are you educated?

As I said, RISK = PAY UP OR PAY OFF !!!

Football is a game….exam is not. Suarez did his duty by stopping the goal in whatever way he could. He didnt do anything ethically wrong like cheating in an exam. His aim was to stop the goal no matter what happens and he did that

“are you educated?” – more than you can handle

Uruguay were the best as Suarez stopped the goal when he still could….any footballer in his place would have done the same thing .Ghana were not the best as Gyan failed to convert a penalty.You are the one who seems to forget what soccer is all about. You win games by scoring goals and stopping goals by defending . Gyan did not score the penalty and Ghana did not score during the shootout.

Ok, let me get this right Frank, you are saying that its only cheating if its not a game?

OF course this is Fair play…Suarez got a red card didn't he?….THIS IS THE WORLD CUP ………U PLAY TO WIN……..

A chance of scoring a penalty in exchange for a certain goal. It is not a great deal, not fair as well. This is by the rules of course, but Suarez should be ashamed, or at least moderate celebrating itself.
It has nothing to do with Ghana players, id doesn't matter they had the chance with the penalty, they were deprived of a goal in the last moment of the match – not by the referee's, but by an opponent player, which is worst. And Uruguay did not earn the chance of not failing.
Heroic win, yeah… where is the common sense

Go change the rules of soccer if u feel that way. Respect the game and its rules as of now . Suarez is not a dirty player as he did his duty by stopping the goal when he still could. Ghana never deserved to go to the semis. If a striker(Gyan) in your team can't even get a shot on target on a penalty kick what kind of a team u have?????? Ghana are not at all worth the semis and Gyan just proved it

Gringo?…top country?…..I bet you have no idea what country I'm from….just because I have a different opinion you make assumptions about me and where I'm from. Looks like you're the one with resentment issues.

The goal Suarez hand balled was 100%…..a penalty is not 100%….so actually, Suarez robbed them by replacing a guaranteed goal with a “chance” at goal…so to put it simply, YOU ARE WRONG and your answer to Hacksen is bullsh1t.

You're forgiven, since you know very little about this game

My family used to respect Uruguayans as decent and fair people, especially in sports. But after yesterday's game, we have come to realize this race of people and the way it approaches soccer is a disgrace. They almost lost to Korea and now they resort to cheating. Punished or not, using hands is illegal and it is cheating. To call a cheater a hero sums up the quality of this blogger Lugo and of Uruguay as a country and race. That was a sure goal by Ghana. Face it. I spit on Uruguayans now and consider them to be the most ugliest, dirtiest cheaters of them alll, worse than Argentina and Italy. Either way, you will be punished and humiliated by them Dutch like 7-0, as your team has no defense (only using hands to prevent goals) and a sputtering mediocre offense (Forlan is gay and plays like one, and sleeps with Suarez and the coach who is probably a pedophile like suarez too). Fck Uruguay, and its people and sport. Disgusting display. Where is your pride, Lugo? Are your people so low so as to call cheaters heroes??? You people make me sick now, shaming us, and confirms that you are nothing but a Brazil and Argentina and Paraguay wannabee. Paraguay has got more class than you.

He didn't punch a player nor shoved someone. I think the analogy would be more similar to fouling a person who is taking an easy lay-up. The offending player gets a foul and the fouled player gets two shots on net (worth one point each).

It is cheating, just like every time you watch some person in basketball foul a person purposely to get an advantage over a shot or the clock.

if someon raped your wife and daughter and then served time, does that mean he never broke the law? You infantile uruguayan butt sucking idiot.

Does the spirit of the game include players crying about injuries they aren't suffering from? How many times did I see the stretcher come out for Ghana's players the last two games? One actually shows the player jumping off of the stretcher after being escorted off the field. Ghana finally was out manipulated by another team.

wow. this blogger LUGO is worse than suarez. the fact he was punished with a PK meant suarez CHEATED, dickhead. whatever the outcome was, the fact remains Uruguay cheated. just like crime in society. the fact criminals are sent to jail is because they cheated society. it will remain a fact , no matter if those criminals have paid for thei crimes or not. LUGO – supporting your team is one thing, but saying a cheat is not a cheat makes you scum. Not a resonable blogger.

shithead,

Gyan was the first who scored in the penalty shootout. You'd been shitting in your pants if you had to score that penalty in that situation.
Greater players also missed the penalty in even more important situations, this doesn't make them less worthy.
Uruguay never deserved to go to the semis as well, except with a cheat… they are joke.

“The hand of the devil”. He was faking when crying and then burst out laughing. A hero ? Maybe in your country, in mine he’ll be put in front of a firing squat for being a cheat and a bad example for our kids. Its like driving a F1 car down the straight, in the last race of the year, to the finish line but the guy next to you is passing you slowly and then you decide to rather bump into him than loosing overall. Yes you broke the rules but you’re a HERO ?? WTF…

Just luck and a bit of unfair play, not cheating but unfair play. It actually doesn't even matter you will never get passed the dutch team.

Somebody needs sensitivity training. . .

I love how everyone's bad analogy deals with physically hurting their opponent. . .Suarez did not assault any of Ghana's players. Maybe you should read about logical fallacies tonight in bed, Bed.

Whatever CHEATER. Your little ass country will forever be known for one thing…BEING CHEATERS! There I said it.

So they plan on taking dives and playing dirty against the Dutch too?

“Winning is without value if victory has been achieved unfairly or dishonestly. Cheating is easy, but brings no pleasure.”

Murder when deliberate is regarded as murder

Why, because he has a sense of morals? I highly doubt that all people from Uruguay believe unfair/dishonest play is acceptable or justifiable when it helps ones own agenda

So maybe what constitutes cheating is pretty vague – I'll concede that maybe this shouldn't be counted as cheating – however it's possibly one of the worst acts of sportsmanship I've witnessed. So yeah he save Uruguay, but at the expense of the dignity of his teams win.

I would support a decision by Fifa decide to extend his ban, both for dodgy behavior, but also to set a precedent that it's not acceptable play and stop others from believing it's an acceptable option in a game. He broke the rules deliberately and his actions were certainly contrary to Fifa's fair play code which states: “Winning is without value if victory has been achieved unfairly or dishonestly. Cheating is easy, but brings no pleasure.”

At the end of the day though, Ghana lost due to their inability to convert some penalty kicks and not this, however dishonest the incident was

thanks, finally someone puts this into perspective with regards to other sports…how many times do you foul PURPOSEFULLY, AKA “cheat,” @ the end of basketball games to prevent one from scoring, or intentionally commit pass interference near the goal line in American football to prevent one from scoring…if the basket would have been made or the touchdown would have been scored, the opposing team wins…No one goes this freaking crazy and calls the player who commits the foul a freaking baby killer geez…
Furthermore, if you really want to get technical, Ghana did not deserve the free kick that initiated that entire play..
If Ghana would have made that penalty, no one would be accusing him of killing an “entire continent's dreams..” News flash Africa, if you want your World Cup Dreams to come true, get better @ playing the game so you won't have to be crushed when your ONLY team to get past a couple of rounds gets eliminated…
Also, once they began on a level playing field, also know as penalty kicks, Ghana lost again…if you can't be mentally tough enough to make PKs when they count the most, then you don't deserve to advance very far in the world cup..
I am NOT from Uruguay, and everyone, including Uruguayan fans, probably wish it would not have come to that…but deep down, anyone on this board who denies that you would be nothing but elated if your team were in the semifinals is a liar…especially English fans…

Suarez is related to Hitler, initiated the turmoil in the MIddle East, and rapes babies…ARE U FREAKING KIDDING ME????? stop being a drama queen…

or smarter than you…either or..

Race wars…pedophiles…and homosexual slurs….wow, how uneducated are you?

thanks for finally being honest…some of these people either have never played before or are truly that bitter about their own teams (once again, I am not from Uruguay, so I am also one of those sad fans who are out of it)

OK Seba, Uruguay is our hope for Sudamerica now. Vamos vecinos todavia! I don't have a flag from Uruguay, but I have enough celeste to cover the house with it!
Good luck!

PS: I read all your answers, and I laughed so hard! After this game, it was noce to have something to laugh about!

he was fake crying and then burst out laughing? BULLSHIT. he thought the game was done and he was exiting the field for the tunnel, but when gyan missed the PK suarez turned around and cheered for his team. why the hell would he burst out laughing if his team had lost, genius?

He burst out laughing cause Gyan missed … I'm glad I don't have such cheaters as my countries Hero. Viva Germany !
4-0 Bye Bye South America.

Uruguay are cheats! Suarez is a cheat! Had a Ghana a player done what Suarez did the Uruguayans would be saying exactly what I just said about them. The hypocrites won't admit it since they benefited from it. Not only that, they brag about how proud they are to win as a result of this “miraculous” cheat. Disgusting. We can only hope the Dutch destroy Uruguay. 8 – 0 would be a just result.

Cheater cheater cheaters. Suarez is indeed a dirty player and Uruguay NEEDED TO CHEAT TO BEAT GHANA…SO I ask you, “what kind of team is Uruguay”? Respect the rules of soccer…you are ignorant.

I am British and saw this match.Luis did wrong and was red card.A PK given.Now in football and for that offence…..red card and PK are given,either or or both.He got both.He is a hero.He decided to get red carded to do what he did on the spur of the moment.Only mins before Ghana committed a foul in the box which went unpunished.Thats wrong and yet no hue and cry for anybody.I think Uruguay was the stronger team mentally and physically.I think there was racial bias for Ghana to win.I think the crowd made it a hostile enviroment for Uruguay but they carried on regardless and well done.I don't think they will get to the final but I enjoyed every minute of their play.This World Cup showed bias but the South Americans were the ones who played with heart and soul.

No, Ghana is not my team you idiot. You are full of it. I judged that game from a non bias point of view which is more than I can say for most on this blog. I didn't really care who won but I call cheating cheating.

So funny. Yeah, I played soccer my whole life so I realize what it means to kick a PK and I know for CERTAIN THAT A PK does not equal a goal no matter how good the kicker is.

Grow up.Nobody died and nobody was raped so stop being dramatic.Its a game called football.Cheating is like when Ghana committed a foul in the box which saw no response for the ref.That was a clear case for a PK for Uruguay.

Urguay are cheaters, how is a penalty kick any fair swap for what would have been a clear goal. A pentaly always has a 50-50 outcome. Urguay cheated Ghana out of their place in the semi finals and they should be ashamed of themselves, i hope they suffer a humiliating defeat in their next game.

You are an idiot. Analogies are meant to highlight extremes and get a point across. It was a cheating analogy not a physically hurting someone analogy. Maybe you need to revisit English 101 and revisit comprehension. No, Suarez did not physically hurt Ghana. The end result is what I'm looking at. Ghana ultimately lost because this idiot, at best, acted poorly. You are so clever with the “bed, bed” though…

Suarez i am at a loss for words. When sport/sportsmanship was agreed upon i would imagine that the furthest thing from someones mind would be to intentionally defy the law to advance your team. this is never heroic. there is no way that Suarezs shamefull action can be a reason to be proud. a penalty kick is a 80/20 opportunity and unfortunatley Gyans kick fell in the 20% miss possibility. but were it not for Suarez then Ghanas goal would be 100% confirmed. the red card doesnt count for Ghana since they had no benefit from the card. dont ask how good this is for Uruguay…ask how bad is this for Ghana and who deserved the game….

“Sorry Mugface cheating is when you break the rules and are not punished.”

REALLY??? So if I don't pay taxes to the government but I get caught I can say “I did not cheat because I got caught and was punished”? No, I cheated and got caught and got punished.
Fouling someone? Do you realize the gravity of the handball that took place? It cost Ghana the game…it wasn't a simple foul that required an ankle to be wrapped.
Uruguay won poorly and they deserve to get crushed in their next game. I pray that Uruguay is embarrassed since they dont deserve to be where they are at. They are a dirty, mediocre team at best.

Chupenme la pija todossssssssssssss, vamo' Suarez, vamo Uruguay carajo y la concha de la madre!!!!! Argentinos q se hacen los yankees A LLORAR AL CUARTITO CON EL GORDO MARADROGA, Q TE COMISTE 4 GILUNNNNNNN.

It's called an analogy. Read up on them. They are helpful for conveying points.

ENVIDIOSOSSSSS

If you need me to translate what I just posted.. go fuck a goat bitches.
Use google translator or some other shit, if you weren't so ignorant you'd know spanish.

Arriba el baraja del loco!!! q aparte de tener en la remera las iniciales de todo su arbol genialogico, LE PICO EL PENAL IN THE FACEEEEEEEEE LOL…

They should booed and booed when they come on the pitch in the semi's and booed throughout the game. It was a terrible terrible example to set and the whole team and country should be ASHAMED. If they did the decent thing, they would step down and withdraw from the competition as any continuation is tainted and utterly undeserved. Go home. Go home and hang your heads low.

The rules of this game suck when things like that can still happen – I don't think I'm going to watch it any-more. I might as well watch a sport with decent rules.

Ofcourse Hes a CHEATING SCUM!
If the guy was such a hero he would have headed the ball, What is he? a second goalkeeper, Fuck him wanna be Hand Of God,
Holland is Going to Trash Uruguay!
Cause they play fair and square unlike some other countries like Uruguay that goes through by diving, giving other teams unnecessary fouls

Hope he dies a slow painful DEATH

As the rules stand everything played out correctly after Suarez set up a penalty kick that should never have been, and a shoot out that should never have come. But Luis Suarez's “The Hand of Satan/La Mano de Diablo” goal tending play is absolutely not Godly or Heroic. I am writing to fair minded soccer fans who do not want such a fate that befell Ghana to fall on their own teams. I hope to inspire you to lobby FIFA to get the Goal tending rules changed for the good of every nation. It is too late for Ghana. Uruguayans calling Suarez a hero for goal tending and setting up a penalty kick which was missed and a shoot out which should never have happened is a cancer that can spread to every tournament unless fair minded fans speak out! If someone, other than a goalie, deliberately stops a goal with their hand on the line inorder to advance their team in the knock out stages, the denied goal should be awarded. Not a penalty kick which can be missed. FIFA must stop this cycle of people faking injuries, diving in the box, scoring with their hands, stopping goals with hand balls. It's rediculous!!! Now… as the rules stand… imagine the roles were reversed. Imagine Gyan was on his goal line and he volleyball handled a Uruguay shot out of the goal and was eventually red carded. Now imagine Suarez missed the ensuing penalty kick leading to a shoot out. And once again imagine Ghana won the penalty shoot out to move on to the semis. And further imagine the whole African continent hailed Gyan as a Hero for goal tending. It would all be correct as the rules stand… but it would be a complete embarassment for African soccer and for FIFA. Goal tending needs severe consequences so it never happens again. Goal tending should result in the other team being awarded a point with no penalty kick. The ball was in, and a striker volleyball handled it off the line intentionally. Ghana did not fail. They were cheated by FIFAs inadequate goal tending rules. A threat to justice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. It's too late for Ghana. But as long as Suarez is considered a hero, more heros like him will emerge and “The Hand of Satan/La Mano de Satan” will prevail in future World Cups.

After last nights match it was nice to watch Argentina (the second biggest cheats) not only get beaten but absolutely humiliated
ha ha ha

well sorry but your dear Argentina got humiliated today so you wont meet your neighbors in the final, I laughed so hard.

perhaps you should teach your friend Alejandrar to learn how to write
ha ha ha

sorry you the one from Argentina, so how does it feel?
4-0, that's just sad, the only sport that an Argentinian team can play they get thrashed at

I am DISGUSTED at all the people who have obviously been shamelessly cheating all of their lives, essentially saying: It's not cheating if you get caught and get punished. What kind of BS, low-class thinking is that? Really? This is what we should be telling our kids, setting as examples for one another? Do whatever you need to do to win, and you'll be a hero?! Shame on all of you who support this line of thinking, and the Uruguayans who think this cheating low-life is some sort of a hero. I hope for the sake of your youth, and the sake of ethics and morality, you come to your senses and call cheating exactly what it is!

SUAREZ IS A CHEAT!

I am ashamed and embarrased to be Uruguayan in light of this maggot and his dishonesty. I love our country and tteam but I hope they now get knocked out and do not progess any further on the basis of that act. He has brought shame on all us HONEST people.

Oh boy. Was the brainwashing process hard? Which northern hemisphere, too-pc-to-stomach country are you living in now? Remind me not to visit.

clearly, you don't understand my message.

—> suarez was not faking his tears for what he thought was going to be a loss. he only burst into laughter after gyan missed the goal.

this is quite a normal reaction. it IS possible for people to go from the depths of sadness into elation.

agreed, this was quite an exciting ending.

“He broke the rules and was punished for it. Where’s the cheating involved?”

Are you a moron? He broke the rules. Hence, he was cheating.

And the fact that you describe such an action as “heroic” exemplifies everything wrong with soccer today, esp. on the international stage.

You people disgust me.

Could not agree more. A bad precedent in sports and an even worse message for children. Seems this sort of cheating is all too symptomatic in the amoral climate of today.

Thank you Diego. At least there are some people in this world who have morals and honesty.

Unfortunately, football fans don't think nor apply knowledge when their team wins even breaking the highest rule, but funnily enough they would have done so had Ghana done the same to them and you would have seen them devastated. They will even cry if the referree doesn't foul one diving incident from the opposite team even after they lost poorly, but conveniently now for them it is all a “thing that happens in football all the time”.

I wouldn't have rooted for Ghana nor felt completely fullfilled had they won their game like Uruguay did(I'm glad and feel relief that Diego does too). I was convinced before this match Uruguay would win.

Funnily enough, they say they don't care what the world thinks, but they have to post in blogs and all sorts of sites to justify themselves, which means they do care and they are just pretending. If you are going to win a game for sure, you win it ethically and in every single possible way, not for the sake of morals but for the sake of the sport and your fulfillment. A thief is a thief even if he goes to jail for it.

Also, Suarez made an award winning performance when he pretended to cry. There was nothing for him to sacrifice since there was 0 time left to do anything but wait for their chance of luck. Of course he wanted to appeal the masses through it as some sort of apology or making himself look like the victim of sacrifice for his team and his country, so that people would think him a hero instead.

His determination is admirable and I thought he was the best striker in the World Cup before this game (since he missed every single opportunity he had at it on this match and showed his remarkable ability at goalkeeping), but his attitude turned that determination into something ugly. Everything has a limit.

The problem is that you clearly don't seem to understand that he couldn't have possibly thought it was going to be a loss, because there was nothing to lose anymore at all, but on the contrary, just wait for their own luck if you remember the zero time factor and the whistle.

There was no sacrifice here, there was just a guy and some people who are proud that he had “balls”. The funny thing is that mostly everyone has the balls to not push breaking the rules THAT far(it is really the easiest way out instead of having worked your victory all the way) and to admit that stealing the 100% winning goal in the last second of a victory of your opponent doesn't mean you didn't steal it despite the awarding sanction. Excess of pride is in fact fear of looking at one's self.The sanction was not Suarez' punishment and will never be if this ever happens again with anyone else, it meant and WAS awarding an infractor a chance to win.

What if a teacher or a supreme court judge applauded that Suarez goal publically? You cannot separate things because nothing exists within its own bubble.

That is about the best summary I've come across…..

Suarez sacrificed himself for his nation.That's a heroic act.I love this guy .

1. This is the worst world cup ever. Games duller. Refereeing problematical. Ball a flop. Vuvuzela destroying pleasure of millions.
2. Uruguay does not deserve to be there. Pure. Simple. No question.
3. South America rules? LOL. ROFL. LMAO. Please stop, I can't take it any more I'm laughing so hard I think I'm going to be sick.

I believe it was ok,I mean it was against the rules but he got his punishment.Even if it hadn't been ok,we almost lost Fucile there!so talk about fairness. the referee was absolutely againt uruguay for some reason! If he had died there he wouldn't even care.

“He broke the rules. Hence, he was cheating”.

So when one player foul another player, that's also cheating ? Then all the players are cheaters cuz every player makes foul in his career.

I just want to say Luis Suarez is shameless guy.

Perhaps you should read a few books
Just a thought

suarez is a cheat and will forever be remembered for it

I hope Uruguay is happy now… the whole world thinks/knows you are cheaters, takes the joy out of it doesn't it? Yeah you reached the semi-final but everybody knows you cheated your way there and you didn't deserve it. Hope you get stuffed by the dutch (I'm sure you will, you suck anyways… Maybe I should hope you don't cheat your way to the final then).

Cheers from an African having sympathy for Ghana.

First of all, don't go assuming you know what Uruguay fans would think had Ghana handballed them in return. That's horrible logic on your part. Condemning someone saying “if” left and right just doesnt make sense to me.

As for your second point… What do you expect? They are obviously happy with a win, happy with suarez. Obviously, since that incident was the biggest thing that happened they will mention it when they talk about the game. If any other team won, fans would talk about the game and talk about players that contributed. And just because someone expresses their opinion publicly on the internet doesn't mean they care what you think, believe it or not.

Award winning performance? His team was fighting for 120 mins, only to be one penalty kick eliminated from World Cup. Whole Uruguay team would cry at that point if they didn't have to play anymore. You have to think this shit through dude.

As for everyone else, I'm amazed how brainwashed all of you are with being seen as honourable, and ethical. And quit judging someone, like you are a saint. He is not a role model to children, he is a professional football player.

“Winning is without value if victory has been achieved unfairly or dishonestly.”

A country vs the world, this is how I sum this up.
Would you stand there do nothing, do nothing in order to stop a goal?
Wouldn't you think to yourself, “I don't this 'fairy tale to end”?
Think of the people in your country rooting for you to win?
I know I wouldn't just stand there, and be idle, I would, I would use my hands in order to prevent a goal that would end your dream.
Luis Suarez, did this he didn't knew that (Ghanian striker) would miss.
You saw his raw emotion, he took a gamble- and that single action, which you all call 'cheating' payed off. Oh, anyone who says they wouldn't do nothing is a lier.

How can I sum you up (Twat)!

I agree.

I'm not Uruguayan but Ghana's loss is purely credited in them wasting their chances.
Simple as that.

So what? Every footballer knows if he is in the last line of defense, he should stop the ball in anyway. And the fairness lie in referee regarding it as a major professional foul thus the red card given.

The only thing that bothered me was Suarez was looking surprised when he was shown the red card.

tell it to the italians..

Award winning performace to cry, haha I laugh at you. I'm an english fan, and if my team did the same, and had saved them from being knocked out of the world cup, I would rejoice. Luis suarez didn't pretend to cry, to me, deep down he knew that (ghanian stricker) would score, but didn't- how would you feel when something that you thought would happen, but didn't. I call you a (Twat)!

ha, ha, shows how you are more stupid than the james…. yes, even in football there are rules, moron. just like in society. though it is game, the values are the same. cheating is wrong, no matter the excuse. you fckng idiot who thinks he is grown up. grown ups face the facts, not whitewash injustices, your idiot. did you father rape your mom who unfortunately begot trash like you?

er, more educated than the Suarez , their coach and uruguayans and dog people like you, that is…. i dont mind fags, but you must be sleeping with dogs if you deny that a cheat did indeed occurred…. lemme guess, you were educated in uruguay or of same disgusting race of cheaters, mthfcker… go back to your latin or what color hole you came out of and shut the fuck up.

It is obvious this blog is full of disgruntled Brazilians and mostly Argentinians! LOL. Suck it ignorant idiots!

this is exactly the reason i dont like football anymore, fuckin cheaters that use their hands ,men who drop to the ground like sissy girls when they havent been touched at all,legal goals that dont count, illegal goals that DO count, once again, the best cheaters
get rewarded for being such good cheaters, the bal was in, if i made the rules, that goal would've counted anyway, red for suarez, 1million dollar fine on top of it and no more matches till the championship was over,but i guess that would be a little too fair right?

m not from ghana or uruguay m n INDIAN i think vilain is FIFA thay r m….fcker they sud use technology for offside n goal line goal..even they sud change the rules if any one blocked by hand infront of goal post it sud b automatic goal.

m not from ghana or uruguay m n INDIAN i think vi lain is FIFA thay r m….fcker they sud use technology for offside n goal line goal..even they sud change the rules if any one blocked by hand infront of goal post it sud b automatic goal. FIFA r bustrd n mom fkker..n wat suariz did it spontaneously..if i were there similar i do even u do.Every thing is fair war n love..as football is war

m not from ghana or uruguay m n INDIAN i think vi lain is FIFA thay r m….fcker they sud use technology for offside n goal line goal..even they sud change the rules if any one blocked by hand infront of goal post it sud b automatic goal. FIFA r bustrd n mom fkker..n wat suariz did it spontaneously..if i were there similar i do even u do.Every thing is fair war n love..as football is war .so suarez is hero if u watch replay u might have seen another uruguay player tried to stop the ball by hand but failed to reach

m not from ghana or uruguay m n INDIAN i think vi lain is FIFA thay r m….fcker they sud use technology for offside n goal line goal..even they sud change the rules if any one blocked by hand infront of goal post it sud b automatic goal. FIFA r bustrd n mom fkker..n wat suariz did it spontaneously..if i were there similar i do even u do.Every thing is fair war n love..as football is war .FIFA use technology u r d most wanted criminal

Can't believe you (and many others) can be still proud if this is the way you have to win a match…

There is a cultural difference here that simply cannot be overcome. Suarez clearly cheated – the fact he was seen doing so is irrelevant. Suarez handled the ball, and chose to do so, only because playing within the rules would have meant a Ghana goal. The difference between players that come from countries like Uraguay, Italy, Brazil, Argentina etc. is that they play results based football. Nothing but the result matters. That is why the “best” players from these countries rarely make it to the big money in the Premier League, Bundesliga etc. Of course there are some exceptions – but mostly they cannot play a style of game which has less cheating and is more physical. This little cheat Suarez simply wouldn't cut it in the premier league/FA Cup football. He would be booed by his own fans! Hard for their little egos to comprehend.

Suarez is a professional football player. What do you think he's going to do in that situation? He broke the rules to keep his team in the game, was seen by the referee and was punished accordingly. What bothers me much more in this World Cup is the flagrant diving and faking of injury that goes on all the time, the worst case probably being that of the Cote d'Ivoire player who went down as if he had been shot in the face by Kaka causing Kaka to miss the next game even though Cote d'Ivoire had already lost the game against Brazil by that time. Now that's a case where I think FIFA should have given the Cote d'Ivoire player something like a five game suspension.

All that being said, I'm glad Suarez is suspended for the game against the Netherlands. Forlan can't win the game on his own!

I agree with you, handball is not cheating, but it is breaking the rules of the game and since it has been penalised, I don't see the purpose of creating so much fuss about it. A penalty goal was conceded to Ghana which for being bad strikers failed to score a goal..so is this also Suarez's fault? Suarez reacted at the spur of the moment trying at all cost to save the goal box. A cheater acts with premeditation don't forget that. he is not a cheater.

Suarez committed an offence and was penalized and sent off. Ghana were handed a penalty on a silver platter and choked under pressure. I don't understand how this can be called cheating. There is a rule in futbol that if you handball intentionally you will be penalized … I'm 110% sure the rule book DOESN'T say “Handball is cheating”!!

Yes Suarez along with Muslero are now our HEROES!! Suarez reacted instinctively and do you really think he had enough time whilst that ball was coming towards him to say, “You know what? I think I'll handball this and cheat!!”

Obviously everyone is entitled to an opinion and I certainly don't expect you gringos to understand what futbol means to us Uruguayans, so I will leave it at this … We are proud not only of Suarez but of the entire efforts of our team! They play with spirit, emotion and for the love of their country and say what you will about us being cheaters, but you can NEVER take this away from us!

Uruguay … te amo com todo mi alma y corazon!!! Viva Uruguay!!!!

Suarez is an a$$hole and everybody that believes he never cheated are just as bad as him. Uruguay need to cheat to get through just shows who the real winners are GHANA. Suarez karma is coming for you!!!!!!!!!!

And for the people pointing out that any footballer would do the same. I have seen plenty of examples in *this world cup* of footballers who have had similar opportunities but have done no such thing. I do believe that many footballers have a great deal more honour than that, which would explain the rarity of such disgusting behaviour.
Cut it any way you like. Luis Suarez deliberately cheated; he is a disgrace and has nothing to be proud of, nor do Uruguay. It was a thoroughly poisoned victory.

Well put Diego.

There've been many times in past nail-biting games when players haven't 'done what they had to do' – rather they play by the rules and try header the ball out or do something within reason.

Fact is – Suarez has been diving in the box and generally playing like a prick since the first round (remember the game against South Africa?). I wasn't surprised to see him finally get a red card. If I were a ref I'd have my eye on him , just waiting for him to screw up.

I didn't expect him to pull something this blatant though. He didn't do what he 'had to do'. He did what he wanted to do, because he's a cheating player. Uruguay could've stepped out of this world cup with some dignity (except, still, for Suarez). Now the whole team look shameful for being in the semis.

I hope ever fan in that stadium boos the living crap out of Uruguay the second they take to the field. It's a pity. Diego Forlan is a fantastic player, and Uruguay are pretty good.

It's just that idiot Suarez…

Never ever!!! If you say so, than each and every foul is cheating! That's so stupid to think *roll* The referree saw the action and punished it as stated by the rules of the game.

Kind of neutral German says: No cheat!

Oh how stupid are you? Suarez didn't cheat anymore than any other player cheats when he plays any kind of foul! So how many cheaters are there – according to your rules – in Ghanas team? As many as have played a foul! Oh my god… what hell of bad losers! Even worse than our fans were in 2006 when they claimed the banning of Frings the only reason for our loss against Italy… that's painfully embaressing.

Well, you actually lack of brain. Shame on you.

Every foul player is a cheater! Agree?

Every foul player is a cheater! Agree?

Exactly that's the point! AFTER you have suffered your punishment, you are not to be called guilty anymore.

The writer of this blog says Uruguayan play as they live. I fear for the people of uruguay then if they live live horrible cheaters!

“Did his duty”???
Are you even talking about football here?

Stopping the ball with your hand is not your “Duty” when playing football…I guess you must be talking about Suarez the top Uruguyan Volleyball Champion.

Show me your heroes and I will know who you are. The fact that Suarez was punished for cheating does not change the moral qualification of his action – if somebody steals, and goes to jail – is still a thief. Therefore, Suarez is and will reamin forever a convicted cheater, and so are those who benefited from the cheat (team Uruguay) and all people who defend the cheat (people like you). Once a cheater always a cheater.

I hope you cheaters get your butt kicked by the Dutch, but even if the poetic justice does not work and you go all the way – in the eyes of the world your victory will be empty – it will be as much worth as Ben Johnson's world record and Olympic victory.

“Heroic” “Victory” “Passionate”

Those words probably translate to “disgrace” “vile” “corrupt” and “indecent” in a Uruguayan dictionary. Shame.

At least the most unfit team in the semi-final is going to get thrashed by the Netherlands. Unless of course they poison the Dutch team first!

And if they get a prison sentence for that…then we cant call it murder (because they were punished!)

What a joke the Uruguayans are!

Not only did he looked surprised, but his boastful comments after the match shows just how terrible a sportsman he really is.

I agree that Ghana should have taken their chances, but Suarez is a despicable example of a footballer.

I guess only in South America, you can call cheating a “sacrifice”.
Shame about your countries values.

I guess only in South America, you can call cheating a “sacrifice”.
Shame about your countries values.

Esteban,

does it hurt you to see that someone in your country has some morals?

Esteban,

does it hurt you to see that someone in your country has some morals?

OMG!!

I totally love your post and could not have put it better myself!!

VIVA Holland… BOO URU-GAY!!!

OMG!!

I totally love your post and could not have put it better myself!!

VIVA Holland… BOO URU-GAY!!!

This is neither basketball nor American football. Uruguay has been cheating throughout the tournament.

Luis “The Scum of the Tournament” Suarez should be get the Lev Yashin award for the best goalkeeper of the tournament.

Isn't this exactly why they say that the victor writes the history books? A terrorist from one angle is a freedom fighter from another angle.

I can't be bothered. You can cheat in football and Suarez did. He's still a nice bloke and a tremendous football player. He's a cheat too. And a hero. So what?

After reading some posts here. I decided to reply to all of you at once. Mark my words, 95% of flamers here have said some really stupid things which I'm not even gonna argue with. Here is what irritates me though:

“Luis Suarez is a cheater! He purposely did it to prevent ghana from scoring!”

What is cheating? This is the question that everyone here has a different answer to.

from wikipedia “Cheating occurs when actions are taken that violate the rules of competition in order to gain an advantage.”

This implies that Suarez is a cheater, but then… wouldn't you agree that every team cheats then? Show me a team in the world cup that doesn't dive, that doesn't foul to prevent an attack, that will not accept an offside goal given to them. HERE IS THE IDEA: EVERYONE IS A CHEATER. THAT MEANS THAT YOUR FAVOURITE TEAM IS ALSO A TEAM OF CHEATERS. So labelling Suarez as a cheater is wrong. He is a cheater, but so is everyone else. So calling him out makes no sense. If you should voice anything about cheating, why don't you voice when someone does something sportsmanlike because that is so much more rare.

You'll probably say how Suarez's offence is heavier, but to me deliberately fouling someone risking a potentially career-ending injury is much, much worse.

“You should be ashamed to get a win like this.”

In every game, for every team there is some form of cheating, so by your logic shouldn't all teams who win be ashamed to get a win? I mean cheating is cheating right?

“What kind of example is he setting for our kids?”

If your kids are following an example of 22?-year old football player, you are a bad parent. If your kids aren't moral to your liking either just let it go, or accept it's your fault.

“He is immoral”

What did he do that is so immoral? Did he injure someone? Steal? Kill? Cheat on his wife? There was not even deception involved. He did the act. Got what he deserved. Afterwards admitted he did it on purpose. You are missing the point: it's a game, there are no morals in it. As long as noone gets hurt ANYTHING GOES, there is no “right” or “wrong”. All that happened was people's feelings got hurt. THAT HAPPENS ANYWAY! In football in life people's feelings get hurt.

“He is no hero”

Even Gyan, the guy who missed that penalty kick said that Suarez is a hero for his country now. Uruguay as a whole showed dedication and commitment to going through. They were very tired at ET it was apparent, but they were giving it their all. FIFA world cup is the most competitive tournament in the world. Players giving their 100% and more to win is the reason I watch this competition. I definitely don't watch it to learn morals to follow… and I hope you don't either.

And to tell you the truth, I respect Suarez more after this incident. He saved his team from elimination, bringing joy to his country and his family save some pretentious pricks who noone cares about anyway. If anyone is “ashamed” by his actions, then that's their problem for having too much ego in the first place. Then again I have no shame. I don't care about my ego. I don't care what others think of me, and I follow my gut, which is what Suarez did.

“I'm disgusted by what he says in his interviews”

This is not popularity contest, this is professional football not politics. They get paid not to set example, but to win. I, for one, am glad there is a player who speaks his mind rather than constant crap you read in newspapers: “Their team was really good, but we gave our all and won! We hope to play even better next game!”

HE IS A CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEATER!! And Uruguay will not benefit for what he did. He is such a bad example. I only expected JV players to behave this way!

he is a horrible role model who cheated. its like all of his professionalism went out the window. i played soccer at its like soccer 101 DO NOT TOUCH THE BALL WITH YOUR HANDS unless you are the goalkeeper. you know and practice it inside and out but desperate people do desperate things it just shows you the character of the individual and the team that would do anything to win even cheat.

They'll be happy they won, and when you are happy you don't care what others think. It doesn't affect your happiness. And there are no morals when it comes to playing a GAME. You break a rule, you suffer a consequence. As long as someone doesn't get injured or something like a racial insult happens (Which is immoral beyond the game), you can't say something is immoral in a GAME.

umm, thats the thing though he is not a role model he is a PROFESSIONAL. He plays to win and to earn money not for fun with friends. Not to set example. A true PROFESSIONAL would do the same thing given a choice, you leave your feelings and ethics behind when you enter the pitch. So many players have different personalities on the field, you'd be surprised. Find me one player that condemns suarez and I'll be really surprised. Maybe some ghana interviews that weren't published on world football news sites show that. Humour me. And you fail to realize, that all the teams in the world cup cheat to win one way or another. Does that shock you? Because that's the truth.

Only an English fan would rejoice over a cheating countryman, It is no wonder that you have done nothing at the World Cup for so long! Don't worry all, the Oranje will put these cheating South Americans back on there plane home.

like your argentine scum friends, you will be sent packing home with your tails between your legs. your cheating will only highlight how ill-deserved your semi-final slot is when the dutch destroy your 2nd rate low rent scum team

the south americans have behaved like uncivlised barbarians in south africa – we have welcomed everyone, but you scumpigs have spat in our face – fuck the lot of you and good riddance to you all when you go home packing, sent home by the dutch – wa ha ha ha ha

then this is the problem with football. it is so sad to watch “professional” players behave this way and then there is this like oh well they are professionals so thus it is expected. i expect higher standards then what i saw and it is so sad that this attitude is the “norm”/”standard” of professional players like Luis as well as some spectators. Morals are morals I rather he had a lapse of judgment than calling his action that of being the “hand of God” rubbish and deeply concerning.

He might be everything you want but he acted like everything but a professional. More like a student playing in recess, I'd say. The World Cup is more than just plain football and fun for most people, no matter what you say, especially taking into account the enormous amount of work and money countries invest on it. His action was just disrespectful, perhaps not what he did, but how he did it. And it was obviously not instinctive but it was a decision he had taken for a very long while, if not since before the whole match, if not, watch how he was playing previously to this, even almost kicking the goalkeeper's hand in an attempt to get the ball while he still had it.

He didn't cheat, all right, but because of him the fifa rules will have to be changed since he set a precedent and now everyone will do the same in the same situation. He's not a cheat, just a plain troll with egomaniac tendencies, especially after what he said to the press proclaiming himself the “hand of god”. It seems more like he wanted to sacrifice his country's name for his own agenda, i.e. to propel his fame and be a controversial hero appearing everywhere. Even if this is just football, just a game, he couldn't have ignored the fact that this is not like this for most of the world who are just casual football watchers and would find this devastating and stains the name of his country (even if it is ignorant to stereotype, you can't avoid this from happening). In other words, being a controversial figure is very profitable for him and the fifa, not necessarily for his country's tourism budget.

First of all, logic can't be horrible. Every situation and viewpoint has to be considered before striking back with insults or in a defensive way against the ones who don't agree. It is perfectly valid to think about your opponent's thought since respect and pluralism is part of the beauty of everything too, including football, otherwise, you are a bubble person.

If you noticed, not only his team was “fighting for 120 minutes”, but the other team too. And they in fact fought more and harder, which is why many are devastated

I understand that Uruguay fans are happy and I find it cruel to a point to interfere with their happiness, but I find more cruel and disrepectful how Suarez did what he did and I don't think they should be proud about that. He put out BOTH of his hands as if it were a volleyball match and this is just plain mockery and that was disrespect to the opponents who had fought and worked if not equally, even harder than Uruguay. As if it this were enough, he went out to the field to celebrate and afterwards he made comments to the press quasi proclaiming himself a hero. To call him a hero is just pushing it more than a tad too much and most people, who are casual football watchers, will not be so excited about ever visiting Uruguay if people call him that over there. Not everyone sees this as just a game or just football. There is something incredibly cruel, ugly and spoiled about what he did even if it is just a game. Not everybody is a saint, but this isn't an apology for others who like to disrespect an entire nation and a continent hoping to get to the semi finals. If you say a world cup game is just a game, you are not only lying to everyone, but to yourself.

I find how Suarez did it and how Suarez behaved afterwards to be a moral insult to people in Africa and this is not a part the game, this is something else, but he made it become part of the game. This is not about being a saint or not, but disrespecting a whole lot of people like that is just crueller. Psychological offence can be even worse than physical.

Don't pull out this no-one-is-morally-superior card bollocks on this, this is just ridiculous. If Suarez is such a professional he should have been ethical and respectful and Uruguay fans should be too. I think I am not arguing with trolls, you obviously are one. To be a religious person is not equal to a person against bigotry.

I think the mockery in how Suarez threw the ball out, his post game comments and celebrating on the field is as terrible as a racial insult. It was a psychological offence to dignity. He seemed incredibly delighted at it. This is nothing to be proud of.

And no country nor person lives in a bubble to not care what others think or see yourself and so many Uruguayans obviously caring enough as to come out and defend Suarez for what he did (but obviously applauding also his mockery). We depend on the world and the world depends on us, everything is symbiotic. You have to be a really hardcore randroid to think like that.

hey and what if your team had done the same? think about THAT

mand if your going to start name calling get out of here. and watch tommorow there is a 50% chance that you will greatly regret what you just said.

its not cheating if you get punished for it. ghana had a 9 to 10 chance of winning and they went with the 1 due to bad luck. And he has to miss the semi finals which is a big upset because he is a key player.

the ball was 4 feet away from him and he had about a millasecond to react. he did not “think about it for a long time” it was instinct.

mikhail sorry but this double talk commentary is what is wrong with the sport. just as long as “i” play to the edge of the rules i am A OK. “Hands of God” hear me cheat….blah blah blah more politics then substance.

if someone on your country's team did this, you would not be talking right now. put yourself in our shoes. a team that has 3.5 billion people in the country have been able to conjure two world cups (and back then the population was only 2 million) and make it to the semi finals. on our end this is a huge deal. the fact that we have the same amount of world cups as argentina whoes population is 40 million is amazing. uruguay has a fighting spirit which enables them to have the faith in their country to want to die for it. you neither have the right or reason to be complaining and insulting uruguay and its player(s)

I don't thing what Suarez did was bad at all. He knew it would result in a penalty kick but would save the 100% goal. He did what he had to do to give his team a chance to win and realized he would be penalized for it.

Is this any different than tackling a player from behind when he has a breakaway on goal. That happens all the time. The defensemen knows he will be penalized but has to do it to stop the goal.

Besides I have seen many intentional handballs this world cup and none have gotten any attention like this.

I feel bad for Ghana they played bravely and deserved a win but soccer is not alway about who deserves to win but who wins on the scoreboard. We all know that.

No reason to villify Suarez and certainly no reason to villify the Uraguayans for being happy that they won. It was a split second decision made for the survival of his team. Not some scandalous plot carried out over time. Please give them a break…you of course should also repect and acknowledge the Ghanan effort and there bad luck.

i will say it again; you neither have the right nor a reason to be insulting uruguay and its player(s)

you also do not have the right to be insulting suarez. there have been worse cases of diving among the other teams and players. but yet you continue to insult someone who does something that comes in worse scenarios than suarez's “diving”. i'll admit, suarez has dived, and i hate when players dive. but it is like blaming the U.S. for creating smog; they do pollute but look at other countries.

IT IS NOT UNFAIR IF HE HAS TO MISS THE SEMIFINALS AND A P.E.N.A.L.T.Y WAS GIVEN.

what so henry, maradona, ect. are all cheaters? no. and he has more of a right to handball than you do to insult him, his team, and his people for it.

you dont get it do you, if this happened to your team you would be defending them. if they had scored that penalty, suarez had a chance of being murdered on his return to uruguay.

what was uruguay supposed to do, say no we dont want to go to the finals. it wasnt the way we wanted to win. but also if you study the actual game, you see that ghana falsely dived just to waste time because uruguay began to go on the attack and were becoming a threat

disgraceful

he is a disgrace to this beautiful sport and to celebrate for cheating he should be banned for the rest of the world cup

Geez Lugo…you're taking this pretty seriously. You should just chill out a little. Your cup will be over soon enough.

Interesting. Why do you hate players who dive? If Suarez had dived in the penalty box, gotten a penalty and scored to send Uruguay into the semi's, would you still call him a hero?

Why is it that him intentionally handling the ball on his goal line and preventing a certain goal is against the rules but ok because he had to do it, but him hypothetically diving and winning a penalty not ok?

Is it because you think the difference between rule breaking and cheating is that cheaters do not get caught? Cheating is cheating (i.e. breaking the rules) and the difference is that sometimes you get caught. Fair enough he was punished, subject to the rules that are in place, but he did not have to act like he is proud of what he did.

Suarez didn't take any 'risk'. It was a 100% goal, Uruguay was out so there wouldn't be a 'next' game for Suarez.
The sub sequential red card is not a real punishment since the game was over for Suarez anyway. Not a risk, just a way of cheating and to be honest Suarez is known for being a cheat, hope his price goes down big time.

Exactly, taking a red card when you wouldn't be playing the next game anyway is not very heroic either

Probably, since that's their only chance on winning.

'unintentionally'
nice one

'So “heroic”, means that he risked his ass to allow his team to continue in the World Cup'
There's nothing “heroic” about his actions, since he wouldn't have played the next game anyway.
And if his volleyball act was unintentional like you seem to believe, it wasn't heroic in a sense of deliberately risking his reputation either.

According to you, he was trying to do whatever it took to prevent Ghana from scoring, but it was also unintentional. Your logic does not work. It was clearly intentional. You can debate the honor of such an act without lying about it…

“the South Americans were the ones who played with heart and soul”

And they're great actors too!
I would suggest they all start an acting career as soon as the WC is finished.
Preferably in a soap series since they're all very good at crying and whining.

Of all the the players in this this World Cup. Suarez has the worst morals. Look how the South African goalkeeper got red carded after Suarez dived as if he was hit by a meteor. They got a penalty for that fake dive. Is this the stuff heroes are made of back in Uruguay. I'd probably be mother Theresa if I visited Uruguay. In fact I won't visit Uruguay.

Hey one, but I love the Mexicans. In fact I love the Uruguays too, just that, the Mexicans were easy to spot in the streets with their masks, they are a fun bunch. I can't insult the whole country based on the morals of one man. I hope somehow they manage to redeem themselves. Suarez is insignificant, he'll be a nobody after the WC.

Said absolutely brilliantly!!!! Thank you for taking the time to write all that!!! So true that every country in the World Cup could be called cheaters!!! Suarez is a hero not only to the 3 million people that reside in my beautiful country but to all the Uruguayans that live all over the world!!

What most of you don't get is that futbol is our life! Mothers and fathers in Uruguay would rather send their kids to soccer even if it means that they won't eat for a few days! I know my cousins live like this and I am sooooo proud of my aunts and uncles for sacrificing their stomachs so that their children can have a future in the world of futbol. Uruguay needs this World Cup win not just for financial reasons but to keep our spirit alive …. much more than the European nations that are left in the competition. I'm not saying we deserve it more because we need it more, I'm just saying that Uruguay deserve this because of the courage, spirit and love that they show not only for futbol, but for the people of Uruguay who stand behind them no matter what!

How sad that most of you just don't get it!! You're all entitled to an opinion but don't slag my entire country just because you don't agree with what one man did for us! You have no right to label him as anything just as no one has the right to label you with some of the things you have called Suarez!!

Ghana played a great and deep respect for the fight that they displayed but at the end of the day, Suarez did what anyone would have done. Don't try and sell me the bulls&*t story that Ghana wouldn't have done the same if given the opportunity! Funny how no one has called Melo from Brasil a cheater for stomping on that Dutch player with full intention of hurting him and showing such a disgraceful act of unsportsmanship.

when you copy answers on a test (cheat) and get caught, you are punished for it. So your point doesn't make any sense.

it is unfair that a guaranteed goal was replaced with a non 100% chance at scoring because someone cheated

so true. One of uruguay's kickers missed his penalty kick, and 2 of ghana's players had their kicks blocked.

its funny that you mention that, considering Uruguay did it a lot more in that same game

Are you for real? You go into the Uruguay blog, make like 20 posts in which you shove down your opinion in Uruguayans' throats how they should be ashamed for suarez and for their win. You reply to all my posts, when I replied to only one post of yours. And I am the troll? Are you really that dense? Take a look around you, everybody is talking shit to Uruguay. I come to their defence. Isn't it clear who the real trolls are?

You say you are not arguing with trolls. Yet you argued with each one of my posts.

As for bigot comment. Don't you realize you are no lesser bigot than me?

What religion are you anyway? Christianity? I really thought you are not supposed to be a judgemental prick with “holier than you” attitude in Christianity or any other religion. Shouldn't you leave it to God to do the judging? I'm not religious btw, and I do have a lot of respect for religious people, not in your case however.

Hypocrit alert!

Heh, it's not like I couldn't prove each one of your points wrong, but I'll keep it simple:

Answer these questions: Who says you have to be ethical to be a professional? I'm sure you know all about it compared real professional players, from whom noone condemned Suarez. If that's not t he case show me some interviews or w/e. How is he disrespecting/insulting anyone by being openly happy and saying how he saved Uruguay?

Lastly, I'm not from Uruguay. I have no bias towards them or against Ghana since I don't know anyone from Ghana or from Uruguay.

Strawmaning is not ever going to make true that I 1)insulted any of the Uruguay players (excepting Suárez)2)less that I ever insulted Uruguay.

Don't put words in my mouth if you don't know how to defend Suarez and people who accept his behaviour

Obviously, religion has become your favorite strawman and only way out of this and ironically it makes you feel morally above anyone. No one is talking here about Christianity or any religion but about respect to people who invested hopes, work, and money on a team. I think I was pretty clear on that and I am not going to answer to any more of this because this is just ridiculous.

And yes, if you ever took an ethics course in university you would know that to be ethical is part of being a professional in any field. Ethics has nothing to do with Christian morals, it is only a way to make things functional for everyone.

Like said: He saved Uruguay, and people have every right to feel happy about that, but no one should be proud about his attitude and how he has disrespected a lot of people through his post game attitude and how mockingly he did what he did. To deliberately ignore this already makes you biased. Besides, you are biased enough that you have admitted not even considering the Ghanaian viewpoint of things and calling it a “horrific logic”, horrific because it is obviously something you don't like to consider. Christians, who have my respect but it doesn't make it immune of criticism, are often the first ones to shut down pluralism, and you are ironically acting like that.

If you want to prove my points wrong, then stop deviating from the arguments i put on the table.

Also, I am not arguing against Uruguay nor have I ever offended the country, I say Suarez is a bigot and an egomaniac and people(Uruguay fans who are not necessarily Uruguayan) who find his disrespectful attitude acceptable are just hipsters. Quote me on it otherwise please if you proclaim yourself as the one who(practically has)proved my points wrong without the effort, just like religious people think they prove the existence of god without any empirical evidence.

I think I made my point on the previous post you didn't answer (deliberately?), but go ahead and have your monologue.

I agree with absolutely everything you say, except about ignoring the disrespect part from part of Suarez, i.e. the comments to the press, going to the field to celebrate after his volleyball move(and it was clearly a volleyball move, i.e. mocking). He insulted a lot of people and I will insult him too (because I am not religious), as well as people who celebrate his disrespectful attitude.

Tabarez apologized for Suarez saying that Spain had done about the same thing 20 years ago to Uruguay. It was obviously not something that was discarded as it happened to Uruguay before, which means it was already taken in consideration, which contradicts blatantly the instinct argument. It's fine, it's mostly his post game disrespect what mostly proves otherwise that it was an instinct thing and that he will now have a career similiar to CR and the like in the press. The whole player merchandising culture at the cost of controversy and disrespecting a whole lot of people is what is hard to stomach.

Also, most people are saying that what he did was right because it was anyways an offside goal and an uncalled free kick result of blatant cheating, which implies a premeditated action, also implying ironically that moral justice was served. The volleyball position also points it out.

You are probably, but I wouldn't cheer at his post game extra offensive behaviour disrespecting a lot of people. Also, people in Uruguay wouldn't murder him for that or anything else being the stable country it is. They are highly educated and can distinguish a football game from anything else in life.

umm.. your fucking retarded? how bout that?

Unfair move, sure, but it is karma. At least Ghana were given a chance (and a great one at that, how does one miss a kick like that) to score which is an opportunity they denied the USA team when they spent the last 30 minutes of the game rolling around on the ground as if severely injured by a gust of wind. You disgrace the beauty of the game then expect to get equal treatment.

Most of you defending Uruguay have stupid logic which a three year old down syndrome will laugh at.

If you get punished it's not longer cheating? WTF?

“Hi, Germans were punished for the Holocaust. So the Holocaust is OK”

What am I missing? You delusioned Uruguanians disgust me.

nope.. everyone knows he's not gonna be playing soccer for any good teams now..

he just said that to the reporters because what sounds better: -i took one for the team OR -it was an instict i couldnt let the ball go in the goal.

a test in school and soccer are very different things. and not only was he punished, a penalty was given. if you cheat on a test, does someone get a penalty kick? no, therfore you cannot make the comparison due to different circumstances

i know suarez is still very young and stupid. he is not very expirienced with the press. this isnt the first time suarez has said something he shouldn't have to the press. but the team and people of uruguay are not responsible for what he said.

i said ” i hate it WHEN players dive.” i dont hate players who dive. and he had a millasecond to react, it wasnt intentional. it was instict. he wasnt actually proud, he was just exicted that uruguay can once again be in the history books. i read the uruguayan paper everyday, and after all the exitement calmed down, he wasnt proud. he said “that it wasnt the way they wanted to go through and they got lucky. but thats football.”

they had a greater chance of scoring a penalty than that goal.

yeah but if you get caught does the IRS get a penalty kick? no thats a horrible comparison. they could have won, even the ghana team thought so.

you cant compare the two. ghana had a chance to win, in fact the easiest chance in soccer. they even said after the game that they had their chance and they missed it.

you cannot make that comparison!!!!! ghana could have won with the easiest chance in football and they said so themselves!! if you steal and get caught do the police have a penalty kick against you?? NO

hahaha. i go to uruguay every year because my family is there, i know uruguay. some people would put a knife to you for 5 pesos. alot of people in uruguay are very nice, law abiding, and respectful. but alot will also do anything for money.

well obviously its because you cannot accept that football is football and these things happen

You obviously fail to read my posts properly. Religion was the least significant topic in my previous post yet you make it seem like I'm focused on it. You misunderstood completely why I mentioned it. Morally above everyone else? Where do you get this stuff? I'm not morally above anyone, I'm probably morally below everyone if you have a mainstream point of view on morals. And that doesn't matter to me one bit, because I stay true to myself, and that's what's most important to me. Ignore Ghana's point of view? Why do you think that? “horrific logic” was referred to you assuming that if Uruguay was the one the handball was against, they'd protest against Ghana. You can't know that and that's why it's horrific logic to claim that. It's like saying: “If we go to the movie tomorrow, the end of the world will happen”. Answer me this: Do universities teach ethics to football players? What do universities know on ethics anyway? Who tells universities what's ethical and what's not? Say, you go to a class and you don't agree with something the prof says is ethical. Do you change your mind, just because a university class said so? Suppose you live in a fascist regime and they teach you ethics in university? Do you automatically agree with it? You say that ethics is about making things functional. What wasn't functional about Uruguay win? The fact that they cheated? Well like I said before, everyone cheats in the world cup.

I never said I want to prove your points wrong, just that I have the ability to. Nor, did I say that I proved your points wrong, because it would take me just too much text which you'll fail to understand anyway, an assumption i make based on your post above.
Oh and I did reply to your point, I asked you questions one of which you didn't answer.

You still haven't answered what did suarez do that is so disrespectful towards ghana, and why was it disrespectful?

uruguay won and theres nothing anyone can do to change that. so deal with it at realize that theses things happen and will continue to happen until the end of football itself. if you dont like it, than you shouldnt watch sports.

Breaking the rules is exactly what cheating is. He's a cheater. Why is that hard to grasp.

he is a cheat. karma mon – now they losing 1-3

Is this….a joke? or are you unfamiliar with the definition of the word cheating? You realize that the very first thing that you typed was “HE BROKE THE RULES” (emphasis mine). What exactly do you think cheating means? Just because you go to jail for stealing doesn't mean you're not a thief (”weh but you broke the law and got punished for it, hence you're not a criminal”). Unbelievable…you'd think you'd have a little more pride in your country and would prefer losing honorably to winning by cheating.

Your heroes can go home at last.

He killed Africa the cowardly way! That wigga deserves to be brutally tortured and slowly and painfully killed! Fuck him and Uruguay!!!!!!!!

you went on talking about uruguay's tourism. what does that have to do with suarez?

If you have the ability to, then prove it, just don't claim to. That sounds like religious fundamentalism, saying god exists (your ability exists) but not proving otherwise.

I also said before everyone cheats in the world cup, but not everybody OFFENDS their opponent out of the game. Ethics are taught to players too and it's not about believing it, it is simply empirirically proven that it just contributes to make things functional for everyone and for the planet to be a livable place.

The answer of your question, I have already answered to the bone:

The volleyball position was a completely mocking action, going out to celebrate on the field was also very tasteless, because you cannot possibly ignore that a lot of hearts are broken there, and the comments to the press saying he was the hand of god were also full of disrespect, all towards the work Ghana deserved.

Uruguay had a fighting spirit on the game now, much more than the Dutch and they deserved to win. I admire them very much, but I think that same fighting spirit was even stronger in Ghanaians.

100% agree and I am aware of that. But you see, the people calling him a hero for his arsehole comments and celebrating his stupidity do carry a responsability for their own actions and they are showing disrespect. I think I loathe more people who do this, than what Suarez did himself.

The Uruguay team deserved to win this match against Holland. I thought they were amazing and I am sad. Obviously, teams that deserve to win and work for it, don't. You just need to be effective at goaling, like Holland is, and that is very sad, because it takes the spirit out of the game.

I explained very well that point before. You cannot avoid ignorance and stereotyping in most people. If Suarez makes these stupid comments to the press, he's taking the piss out of a lot of people and people unavoidably make an impression out of a country because of people who are supposed to represent them. I hate that, but you cannot avoid it and he should've considered it if he were so “selfless”. This is what I meant that he sacrificed his country for his own ego and appearing on the press at the cost of controversy and offending people.

In any case, I didn't mean budget, but (tourism)profit. But I guess the hunger to win will attract even more investors to Uruguay, might be a good thing and a bad thing. I am not hoping for the latter. Anyways, forget that, Uruguay was even more amazing tonight.

Netherlands 3 – Urugauay 2

And Justice for all – cheating and betraying does not pay off on the long run.
If one is unable to play fair and square and by the rules, he just should not play.

I will be very pleased to see Uruguay loose the match for 3rd place. Cheating should not pay off at any level.

The Netherlands brought honor back to the game by stuffing Team Uruguay back into the garbage can! Send the cheaters home!

That is Karma. Pity Suarez wasn't in the match…he could have helped them.

Apologists, I have rarely seen someone convince me so much while debating with someone else. I find myself nodding in acknowledgment with every line I read from your posts. Keep it up.

Your words “Sometimes too much pride is fear of looking at oneself” or something along these lines, where did you get it from? It's excellent.

So the blotch of the world cup and the enemies of football (the Uruguayan football team), have been knocked out, Thank you tremendously to Holland you are heroes to Africa, thank you for avenging us. You have saved the World Cup which has been such as brilliant so far from a potential farce if the Uruguay football team had won it.

“Uruguay had a fighting spirit on the game now, much more than the Dutch and they deserved to win.”

You surely cant be serious, at 3-1 the Dutch started to relax, if they had driven on, it probably would have been 5-1

Agree and disagree, everybody has the right to insult the Uruguay soccer team as they are shameless cheats, however you cant make a massive generalization against Uruguayan people calling them all cheats, that would unfair stereotyping.

12 years ago my country, Denmark, lost the quater-final against Brazil 2-3. It was an unforgettable game and both teams performed very well. I was proud of my national-team, they delivered great entertainment, and showed good sportsmanship. Gentlemen of football some called them. Children would look at them, and say: I wanna play as Michael Laudrup when I grow up”, or Peter Schmeichel or Ebbe Sand. Those players were a great example for the coming generations of footballplayers in Denmark.

Luis Suarez is a great player, and he is willing to do whatever it takes to win. But he was not applauded for his great football skills. He was made a hero for illegally denying Ghana the winning goal. For the sake of future footballplayers in Uruguay, please praise him for his skills and not his fouls. Hopefully he will give you performances that you will remember long after his carrer has ended. And maybe you will be bragging about him 12 years later, when someone brings up the topic: Gentlemen of football.

Suarez is a disgrace. He was actually playing volleyball, not football. The rule of penalty is a flaw. Already there are discussions going on that the rule needs to be changed so that a goal should be awarded instead of penalty. This makes sense because if a shot on goal is blocked by hand, that is a clear denial of goal. Penalty is only an “opportunity” to score and not a clear goal. Therefore a penalty is incomplete compensation for a certain goal.

For the first time an African side did everything it could to reach the semi-finals and they were denied a place in the last four thanks to the disgraceful act of one man and a glaring flaw in the rulebook,

Yeah, I wish he could have been as brave as team Ghana and sat on the ground pretending to be injured to waste all the time left on the clock. Their diving and shameless time wasting in order to win a cheap victory was SO admirable, truly the stuff heroes and champions are made of.

Wow … I feel pity for you …

We're actually not going home just yet seeing as there is a 3rd place match to play. Either way we will be ranked 3rd or 4th in the WORLD!!!! Where's your country ranked I ask??

Ok, it comes down to this, based on your replies: you think suarez celebrating after a long hard win, and then saying how he was the hero for helping uruguay through is offensive to Ghana. I disagree completely as do a lot of others. He didn't insult ghana, he just joked how his was the new hand of god.

My desire to prove your points wrong is ZERO, because it's not even a challenge. If that makes you doubt my ability to do so, so be it, it doesn't matter.

Now, you still haven't got what I'm trying to accomplish here… which is a shame because I tried to be nice about it. I went about it the wrong way thinking I could just show you the other side of the argument, but it clearly was a bad decision on my part. You come to this blog hoping to change people's opinions on ethics. Yet, instead of making one post like most others, just to express your distaste, you leave 20 posts. How would you feel if someone knocked on your door and kept trying to convince you to convert, to vote for someone you didn't wanna vote, etc… This case is obviously completely subjective, yet you try to change Uruguayans' minds on how they should view Suarez, based on your own ethical belief. You say, I'm close minded to only one viewpoint… well think about this: It's obviously annoying to Uruguayans, what you are doing, they keep making replies arguing with you. So surely a person as ethical as you are, will know what to do now?

You have only a “4th place match” to play. It is even a far greater achievement than you earned. You should give it a try in a volleyball championship.

Forget it Apologists…..your pissing against the wind, I've read every post and your point is constantly not understood or conveniently avoided.

Yay!!!

Does the writer of the blog have any thing else to say now?
Or is he hiding his face in shame???

The cheaters are going home! Good Riddance too!!!

Justice is sooooo sweet for Ghana!!! I bet poor Gyan was cheering every goal from the Dutch!!!

Uru-GAY…Uru-GONE!!!

Ok – your first statement can be described as semantics. But let's continue with your logic:
So why is it different that you “hate it WHEN players dive” (and therefore break the rules), but you don't hate it when players intentionally handle the ball on the goal to prevent a certain goal (again breaking the rules)? Are you implying that you did not like the actions of Suarez, but still think he is a hero?

I don't think you can claim it was instinct. A soccer player's instinct should be not to use his hands, as these are the rules of the game and it's the way he's learnt to play the game that he plays virtually every day of his life. Also, him using both of his hands (as opposed to him sticking out a single hand) and hitting the ball downwards does not seem logical if he it was instinct/reflex as you say.

Your second point about him saying he wasn't proud unfortunately sounds a bit like lip service. His actions after the penalty was saved (which perhaps I can forgive as it meant his side still had a chance of going through), and during the post match interviews (where he brought up all of that hand of god crap) actually did not sound like a person who was not proud of what he had done. It sounds like he probably tried to calm down the lashing that he was getting in the media.

I think one of the other people who commented on your blog mentioned that Suarez should not be called a hero for what he did. I think you would be better off calling Diego Forlan a hero. He's a great player who contributed to almost all attacking moves that led to goals for Uruguay.

Anyway, I suppose these things happen in soccer (under the current set of rules and the system of monitoring those rules).

Good luck to Uruguay in the future.

'Fans' like you are gradually turning football from beautiful sport to a mere cheap cockfight by supporting completely unsportive behaviours. Shame.

I am South African so my support for Ghana will probably come as no surprise to many here. What should surprise to you is that many South Africans (and other AFricans) feel a natural affinity with countries in Latin America. These are for political, socio-economic and cultural reasons. On any given day I would support a developing country from the Southern hemisphere over one from Europe, especially one representing a former colonising power. But what did we see last night at the Cape Town stadium – a sea of orange-clad supporters, many of whom were South/African! I checked amongst friends and could find no one supporting Uruguay despite it being the last Latin American team in the semi-finals. This would have been so different had Uruguay won honourably against Ghana. It could not have been easy playing in a packed stadium last night where the majority of the spectators were against you and waiting for you to fall.

For a person who was infuriated with Uruguay (and feel they received their just desserts last night when they played Netherlands) I still have so many problems with your statement. Criticizing cheating should be a justification for making the bigoted statements that you made.

Sebasaysso: “Nothing to be ashamed of” Are you f-in kidding me? What Suarez did has tainted not just the football team but your nation URUGUAY. Bring the good name back to Uruguay by condemning his act instead of supporting it. Henry *ss-hole apologized for what he did even when he won a spot for his country in the WC. Suarez should do the same because it was a shameful cheat. But his supporters love him for what he did. That tells the world what kind of country Uruguay is. What does it tell you?

uruguay_10: I don't have a right to insult your team which represents your country. I don't have to. Suarez did that already. The world, other than Suarez supporters and Netherland supporters, are f-in rejoicing more about your lost than Netherlands winning. Do you know why? let me tell you why, Suarez is a f-in disgrace to football and sadly the rest of the world love to see URUGUAY as a country suffer from it. I expect nothing less patriotic from someone with the name uruguay_10. Even if Suarez screw the ref to win you will still be proud of him right? Cuz it does not matter to you how you win. Be a sportman and not a cheater.

The team and country should not be responsible for what he said. But you guys labeled him a HERO!! Now your team and country is going to take the shit from other people.

Keep your dirty uruguayan or whatever you call yourselves soccer to your crappy country. SHuAred “sua rez” is a cheat and must be banned from international football. Hero hahaha, go fuck your mum and see whether you become a hero. DumbAss

HAHAHAHAH – there goes your team. Dumped out of the World Cup with nothing to show for it. At the end of the day justice has prevailed. Suarez is a looser who prances around like a fairy and does spectacular dives whenever he has the chance because he just isn't skillful or strong enough to take on the defence so cheats his way around the field. Uruguayans should take all the crap thats thrown at them because you are all too happy to endorse this kind of behaviour. He proudly addmitted he stopped the ball on purpose in order to win them the World Cup. Where's his pride and sportsmanship? However looking back he might actually regret his action as all he ended up acheiving was having his team play the Dutch with one less striker – therefore he actually lost you the WC! Let me also add that its rather poor that Uruguay couldn't even beat a team 16 places 'worse' than them after 120min and had to rely on a penalty shoot out. Your country may try and justify his actions as just being a passionate player but your players and you all all just cheats and sore loosers that will do anything to win. Even after the Dutch beat you last night fair and square all your players started bitching at the ref. Get a life. Lastly – South America doesn't rule as they've all gone home. Sorry, you are all loosers!!! There, Lugo, I said it!

They were probably bitching as you put it because a Holland goal was offside so the score should have been 2-2 at full time! No matter, yes Holland won and Uruguay is out but they go home to a nation who is welcoming them with open arms. We're not sad that we lost at all! What is sad is that even missing 3 of our key players (including Suarez who scored over 40 goals for Ajax last year alone!), the Dutch still couldn't flog us! We still managed to come within 1 goal and even had a great shot at goal in the last 60 seconds that had to be saved by the Dutch keeper. If Holland were so great they should have whipped us … but they didn't now did they? Instead they were desperately waiting for that whistle to blow because we were attacking left right and centre and we left them trembling in their boots right through to the very final moment! So to that I say … VIVA URUGUAY!!!!

YOUR AN IDIOT!!!!!!

you would have done the same thing for your country you idiot!!!!!

Well, I don't think he is a cheat. And he definately isn't a hero! I'll leave it at bad sportsmanship.

thank you to thoes who did not insult a man, his team, and his people for a silly mistake he made in the past. he suffered for it, and in the netherland's game, his team was affected by his choice, although that choice got them there in the first place. as for those who continue to dwell in the past and insult uruguay as a country and people. these people have very little morals and continue to insult others for no apparent reason. it is sad what people can do just because of a silly handball. they tell each other “to go have sex with their mothers”or “go back to their crappy countries.” i apologize to anyone i may have offened on this blog and hope others will do the same.

i AGREE with u COMEPLETELY!!! cuz LUIS SUAREZ IS NOT CHEATER, AND IT WAS BY ACCIDENT, AND IT WAS A FANTASTIC SAVE!! IM MEXICAN BUT I AGREE WITH U COMPLETLY STILL!! AND HOPEFULLY LUIS IS BACK ON SATURDAY TO HELP THE URUGAYOS WIN 3RD PLACE!! PORKE, “VAMOS URUGUAY VAMOS A GANAR!!!! ARRIBA URUGUAY!!!” lol but its true!!!

i completely agree with u!! cuz EL Conejito Suarez is NO CHEATER!!! HE'S A HEROE AND IM PROUD OF WHUT HE DID, EVEN IF IM MEXICAN AND NOT URUGUAYAN!! I JUST WANT HIM TO PLAY ON SATURDAY AGAINST GERMANY, BUT IDK IF HE WILL!! AND REMEMBER: VAMOS URUGUAY VAMOS A GANAR!!!! LOLZ

why would u be ashamed?!?! so it was an accident, well u know whut accidents happen, and oh well, but Luis got punished for it, and whats been done, has been done!! and plus da Uruguayos cant win anymore, and dat ,makes me sad, and im Mexican!!! wow, and yet i was getting happy that i thought they were gonna win da semifinals, but oh well, pobresitos de los uruguayos!!

No need to apologize. The apologies should be coming from sore losers and racists, jealous people who think a blog is an opportunity to let their frustrations out instead of a civilized exchange of opinions and comments. I am from Uruguay, I wish Suarez hadn't pushed the ball away with his hands, but he did, and was penalized. We had to endure many injustices on the field ourselves with nobody coming to our defense because we are “a poor country”. What does that have to do with it? It's not a charity event at the local church, it's a sports event. Sometimes things don't go your way. To insult an entire people and a country for the actions of one player, even if many fans, in the excitement of a long awaited competition, stupidly called him a hero, shows ignorance. We wanted to win, we didn't go there to cheat. Out of everything that happened in the history of world cups, and other international competitions, I've never heard such outrage at one incident, and we know and remember that many a championship was lost or won thanks to illegal moves, fouls, and even violent attacks on the field. So why the outcry about Suarez? Media influence. We were supposed to let one African team into the finals so they could feel good. But we too were there to win and unfortunately it fell on Uruguay to play the games that could let them in or take them out. I hope to see less fouls and mistakes in future games. I hope people who are hateful find a different sport to watch or learn to separate the actions on the field from the people in the country the players come from. Would we hate an entire people because of their ruler or a violent political organization in their midst? Suarez is just one man, a soccer player. Move on.

Wow, you must have thought really hard to come up with that….

that makes no sense…you said it yourself 'that goal'. So how do you replace a goal with a penalty?

Apart from philosophical differences between the way I look at what Suarez did and the way you look at it, I also see theoretical flaws in your arguments as I will enunciate.

In making a blanket statement such as “Cheating is cheating”, you have conveniently placed all different forms of cheating under one label — “Cheating”, without giving due consideration to the magnitude of the consequences that might result from each particular form of cheating.

Illegal tackling outside and inside the circle to stop an attack can not be compared with playing volleyball on the line to thwart a ball (at the last possible moment) which is only a millisecond away from being at the back of the net. While the former denies the attacker an “opportunity” to score, the latter denies a “clear” goal. Yet, the compensation for both is a penalty kick or a free kick which is only an “opportunity” to score. Therefore, the compensation is inadequate for the kind of situation that arose in the Uruguay-Ghana match and in case you are not aware, there has been talk of amending the hand-ball rule to better incorporate such situations.

Let's consider accepting an off-side goal. This is actually a referee error. Players can't afford to be fair here because the refereeing itself is not fair. I don't mean that referees are intentionally unfair; I am only pointing to the limits in human judgment. Precisely why FIFA president has apologized to Mexico and England and why there is a lot of talk going on about bringing technology to the game. A team will gladly-accept an offside goal because there is no guarantee that the opposition itself might not be awarded an offside goal two minutes later! In fact accepting an off-side goal is not even cheating because the team that is awarded the goal is only accepting the decision made by the referee who actually defines the legitimacy and legality of everything that goes on in the field!

Another example that can be considered here is playacting inside the circle to elicit the win of a penalty. This is indeed cheating but it differs from what Suarez did on two counts. Firstly, as discussed before it only gives the attacker an opportunity to score and not a goal itself. Therefore the magnitude of consequences that can arise from this form of cheating is quantitatively less than what happened due to Suarez's act. Secondly, it is made possible by referee error and the decision to not use technology to aid the referees. Playacting can be dealt with to a much greater extent by the use of technology. Similarly, acts such as Suarez's hand-ball can also be dealt with effectively by suitably amending the rule-book.

Deliberately fouling someone resulting in a career-ending injury is again very different from Suarez's act. Firstly, the player who commits the foul does not “intend” to end the fouled player's career. He only fouls. The career, should it end, is only a consequence and not the original intention of the player who commits the foul. In stark contrast is Suarez's act which demonstrably conveys Suarez's “intention” to block the goal illegally. Secondly, Suarez's act resulted in the intended consequence of Ghana, a team losing the game. A deadly foul may result in the unintended consequence of a player's career getting over. Two totally different things. Comparison of these two acts is absurd. To say one is better or worse than the other is like saying that apples are better or worse than oranges. Apples are apples; and oranges are oranges. If at all they can be compared, the comparison can be only in terms of the effect they have on that particular game. Not the aftermath; for instance Ghana's footballing status two years later or the injured player's career path in the future. And when you compare the effect on the particular game, the same factor stands out again. We have on the one hand a clear denial of goal and on the other hand the deadly foul committed on the opposition attacker which denies him the “opportunity” to score, something that is duly compensated for by way of a penalty kick which is the best possible opportunity to score in the game of football.

In short, you make the grave mistake of generalizing the concept of cheating followed by your application of it to everyone and hence to no one. You are essentially normalizing cheating and you are only able to do that because you have conveniently circumvented the specific nature of various different forms of cheating.

Footballers do set an example to kids who dream of playing professional football themselves. Kids role-model themselves after the footballing greats who bring the game to them. Kids in Uruguay will probably learn that it is okay to play volleyball inside the circle when it comes down to it. I don't think any parent has in his power to reverse the power and gripping emotional effects of world-cup football on impressionable minds of children who will one day play international football themselves. You statement reeks of the modern-day American notion of parents having god-like powers to shape their children in complete isolation to social and cultural realities. Parents are powerful. Very powerful. But not omnipotent.

You are wrong in saying that football is just a game and that there are no morals in it. There is an implicit moral. The moral of winning at all costs. This is what is taught to all players in all teams in all sports across all of the word. Win by any and all means. You obviously don't realize it; however you seem to fully support this moral of winning by any and all means. This is where I disagree with you on a philosophical level. For me sport is about showcasing brilliance. But for a lot of people including yourself it is all about winning, the means being irrelevant. Personally, I find this unidimensional moral code highly stunted and utterly incapable of capturing the full essence of any human activity, be it sport or anything else. I consider an obsession with the final score-line (read:winning) as an emotional autism of sorts; for no score-line however accurate can ever encapsulate the true splendor and glory of the ultimate human endeavor that sport, by its very nature is.

First of all, not bad. I actually took the time to read that and you do make some sense although you make sense based off assumptions… and other times… well let's get to the point.

When I said “cheating is cheating” You assume that I didn't consider that cheating is done differently. Wrong. I realize that Suarez cheated more heavily, this was probably the heaviest cheating in the world cup. My point wasn't that he is a cheater like everyone else, my point was that everyone cheats… therefore it's illogical come in here call him a cheater if you fail to acknowledge that the team you support are cheaters too. And I assume most people who come in here calling Uruguay cheaters don't think of their team as cheaters. And yes, while different circumstances of cheating make each situation different, it's still breaking the rules to gain an advantage. If a guy fouls someone who is about to score. His intention is to prevent a goal. Would you disagree that same guy will not think it's unethical to stop the ball with his hands? Therefore you cannot pass judgement on a player who happened to be in the right place in the right time, when cheaters in the team you support would do the same if given the chance. I don't support people going here talking shit to Uruguay for cheating, just like I don't support ANYONE talking shit about cheating to ANYONE for any cheating offence. You can obviously compare different circumstances of fouls and deem each form of cheating less or more offensive. But it's still cheating.

“Comparison of these two acts is absurd. To say one is better or worse than the other is like saying that apples are better or worse than oranges. Apples are apples; and oranges are oranges”

I can say if one act is morally worse or morally better, Just like I can say that apple is better tasting than an orange. Notice how I said “but TO ME deliberately fouling someone risking a potentially career-ending injury is much, much worse”. And I stand by that statement, regardless of intent. However, most people would not think of the player who fouled as cheater, even though he is. Fouling on purpose = cheating. If you disagree that it's worse thats cool. Just like it's cool if you disagree that apple is better tasting than an orange. There is no point in arguing that so I don't even know why you brought it up. But you can't tell me I cannot compare in either of those cases. And notice, I don't flame the other team if their player does that, just like I don't flame Suarez. I'm all for people having opinions, I'm against people forcing their opinions where it's not needed in an offensive fashion like 90% of flamers here. As for the rest of your cases on cheating, I don't feel like arguing with them even though I could, because you have “theoretical flaws” also. Noone's perfect.

I agree with you that the rule isn't fair in this case and should be changed. I don't agree with people having to talk shit about Suarez making him out to be the devil himself, for exploiting a loophole. I don't agree that his act was immoral or unethical.

Now on to the kids issue: Suppose a kid watches some movie, he loves the character with negative habits, and starts following his example. Who is to blame? The movie makers? I'm saying don't play the blame game. If you don't agree with what Suarez did, show why is it wrong or w/e. Surely any capable parent can do that. And if they can't show why they think something is right or wrong, than they can't expect their kids to become ethical to their liking. There are very very few good role models on the pitch these days, so if you are bothered that a kid can pick up bad habits dont let them watch the game. Players slap each other, loudly argue with ref decisions, shove, etc. I can go on and on. It's a weak argument to call Suarez and Uruguayans on that when your country's team doesnt set good example either. And I don't blame them, they are professionals not role models.

Your interpretation of moral interested me, I looked up the definition, since English isn't my native language. I've found nothing that would fit your “implicit moral”. Please show me, I'm very curious. For your implicit moral example “winning at all costs” is a goal in my opinion. “winning at all costs is right” or “winning at all costs is wrong” or “cheating is unexcusable”. Those are morals to me. I could be wrong. But I don't agree with neither of them, there is no right or wrong when it comes to cheating matter. I don't consider any of the cases of cheating immoral or wrong, unless again someone gets hurt. And once again, you assume that it is all about winning to me, I love the competitive edge but I'd rather my team lose 1-0 showing an amazing game than winning 3-0 looking mediocre. I simply acknowledge people who think like that, i.e. Suarez, because they are paid to do that. It's not in their contracts that they have to showcase brilliance.

Everyone who says that what Suarez did is okay because he got punishment for it has a really childish sense of moral. It's the way of thinking that moral goes like if you do good things, you get a reward and if you do bad things you get a punishment. Anyone with even a bit more understanding of things knows, that the world just DOESN'T WORK that way.

The fact that you are ready take your punishment doesn't make doing wrong okay. Never. Suarez did wrong and there is no reason not to blame him for that. He also showed really bad sportsmanship.

So what did you really achieve for your country after all of this? You still didn't make it to the final. You left the cup remembered as a nation of divers and cheats. You can live your life as a cheat and succeed but people will always remember you for what you were.

People should be ashamed of Suarez, not proud of him. He has tarnished the name of your nation.

maybe u wont respect Uruguay, but will always respect it!!! VAMOS URUGUAY VAMOS A GANAR EL TERCER LUGAR!!! and im not even Uruguayan, im Mexican!!!

well u know whut Alejandrar… i agree with u!! Uruguay didnt cheat, ellos isieron muy bien, y si deberian de estar felices por lo que hicieron!! and yea, Ghana did have the chance to win, but HA HA HA, they MISSED!!! que bueno!! lol pero, si tienes razon, Uruguay should be proud of what they did!!! y tambien, aunque yo sea Mexicana, yo apollo y siempre vor a apollar a Uruguay, Mexico, Estados Unidos, e Inglaterra!! pero ya se salieron los otros asi que: VAMOS URUGUAY VAMOS A GANAR!! (POR LO MENOS EL TERCER LUGAR!! LOL)

URUGUAY IS NOT URU-GAY!!! U WEENIE!!

Just for your information Dave (no sarcasm or disrespect intended) Uruguay already suffer the same fate as ghana during 1990 world cup in Italy. A headshot from Ostolaza was stopped by an Spanish defender going into the goal,a penalty was awarded (no red card BTW) and Ruben Sosa missed the penalty shot afterwards. We did not cry all over the place, nor blame the defender or called Spain cheaters, we just were dissapointed (not upset with Ruben) that he missed the shot tha's all.Its just part of the game. I believe is much more dishonest when a player fake or act as he had a sudden heart attack inside the penalty area to trick the referre trying to get an undeserved free shot, now that's what I call CHEATING. And we see this almost EVERY GAME in EVERY LEAGUE. FOr me acting is really sameful not trying toavoid a goal , sacrificing yourself for the good of the team.

I have no love for Ghana, but what Suarez did was dishonorable. Being penalized for cheating does not make it not cheating. I empathize with you, Diego. Hopefully Suarez will not be mistaken for the remainder of the team or for the people of Uruguay.

SUAREZ is a bitch ass huge nose buck tooth mother fucker. He deserves the title as the stupidest and most disgraceful football player on earth, he is lower than dirt. PERIOD.

SUAREZ is a bitch ass huge nose buck tooth donkey fucker. He deserves the world title of being the most stupidest and biggest disgrace in the world, he is lower than dirt. PERIOD.

i hope someone gets him and he rots in a ditch..stupid cheating son of a bitch. Puto Uruguayo asqueroso maricon.

Umm, isn't deliberately breaking the rules kind of, sort of, maybe pretty damn close to the precise fucking definition of cheating. Suarez is a cheat and it is called 'football' for a reason.

By the by, I notice Uruguay lost today. Maybe they needed a second goalie – again.

I'm with Diego but would suggest that Diego be ashamed only of Suarez. Uruguay has been playing some great football – The Cinderalla Story of this cup, as it were – and Diego has every right to be proud of Uruguay's accomplishments.

As regards Suarez, footballers get a chance to do what he did pretty often and, almost always, refrain from using their hands. He is a cheater and the more people who defend his actions the more likely we are to see similar cheating in the future. It is truly as shame to see such a hard-working, well-rounded football playing machine turn himself into a complete tool.

Just think; if Suarez hadn't confused himself for a goalie – Ghana would have, most likely, been The Cinderalla Story of this cup.

So, if I cheat in a test and I get caught and reprimanded, then all is forgiven because I got caught. That means that I am not really a cheater because I got caught…right?!

Luis Suarez is not a striker in my eyes anymore, he is a goalie and a great one at that – he should replace that SHITTY excuse you call a goalkeeper 'MUSLERA' as the Uruguay No.1.
He IS a cheat and all you Uruguayans and South Americans who support him and say you are PROUD of hm and what he did – YOU ARE ALL A BUNCH OF DISGRACEFUL SCUMBAG CHEATERS and what Suarez did just proves that South Americans and especially Uruguayans are sad, sad people who can only cheat (not naming any other cheaters —->MARADONA<—- and rejoice in a disgraceful, cheating and underhand win. YOU are all sick in the head if you this he is a hero and that 'ANYBODY ELSE WOULD HAVE DONE IT' because anyone and any other player with an ounce of integrity and a conscience would not cheat to stop a certain goal and then celebrate.
*No disrepect to Diego-U2 who is Uruguyan and can ADMIT that Suarez was wrong and that he is ashamed of what he did, i admire your integrity bro =D.

I HAVE FOUND A NEW WAY TO WIN THE WOLD CUP IN 2014 …GHANA NEEDS TO SACRIFICE 7 PLAYERS FOR EACH LEVEL…EACH WILL PLAY AS AN AUXILLARY GOAL KEEPER IN THE NET… UNTIL FIFA COMES OUT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE SHIT THAT HAPPENED… I DONT RESPECT THIS ORGANIZATION ANYMORE….IMAGINE IT HAD BEEN BRAZIL…?????

if u say we should be cool with the player…then all i got to tell u is that…i dont ever think u have played a competitive football game in ur neighbour hood even before…if u know what football is all about all i say is every one now has the chance to use his hands anyhow he want to make a 50/ 50 chance available…all u get is a red card right…??? tell me now..?

Completely agree. Congratulations on a brilliant World Cup!

Thank you so much. I'm really proud of what Uruguay accomplished. And if it weren't for Suarez, we wouldn't have gotten to play in the semis, which is the farthest we've come in 40 years.

ur a moron and ur not uruguayan

what the frik are u saying? do you hear yurself.?? im not even gonan argue against u. keep being jealous about uruguay making it farther than ur team. its a rule, hand ball = penalty. get over urself. they missed. we won, it happens. im happy about what suares did. do u not understand tht he was upset tht it had to come down to a penalty? on the hour??? and tht, that should have been it? if tht player missed wasnt uruguays fault and suarez was overjoyed that now we had a 50-50 chance again instead of a sure defeat. he had nothing left to do? what are u saying? you dont know soccer at ALL. he suffered just like every other uruguayan and missed every chance? he was one of the best stikers in the world cup/. where ass stars such as messi, ronaldo and torres didnt show up at all he was amazing at finishing and one of his goals was of the top 3 in the world cup. 2nd best goal was van brinskens against uruguay and the top goal was forlans goal, uruguayan #10 its on fifas site. oh and uruguay is now #6 in the world in the world rankings. so check yourself before u tlk about somehting u dnt know about

oranje fails. and its not cheating. read the rule book. kthanks. is it not cheating when netherlands FAKES fouls and gets freekicks for them? or when players handle the ball with theur hand and even score a goal and the referee DOESNT see it. shuttupkid. learn the sport

Ghana had a chance to come back and win it and they missed it oh well it happens. It's not like they weren't given chances. They got their penalty kick which in my eyes penalty means a goal and missed it, the game went into overtime (nothing) and then the game goes into penalty kicks and they still didn't win it. It's funny how people are acting like no one has ever done that before. Does anyone recall the “Hand of God”??? I would understand if they weren't given chances to come back but they were. Also if you want to talk about ethics. Let's bring on the fact that Uruguay couldn't play with some of their star players because they were injured thanks to Ghana and their ruthless fouling. Did anyone know that one of the players (I forgot who) had two fractured toes due to their fouling and had to play the rest of the game because Uruguay had no more substitutions. Absolutely crazy. There is no reason to get that aggressive. That is unethical.

they had their chance and they blew it. they missed a penalty go cry

u have to realize that this is YOUR opinion and yours alone. im sure theres even people in ghana who agree that uruguay didnt cheat. so stop getting ur panties in a bunch

who said he did it with the intention to disrespect? he did it with his team in mind and nobody elses

Suarez – puto de mierda!

dis guy all yall
worship as hero he's not a fuckin hero yh listen to be dat wuld have been a fucking goal for Ghana buh seems ur gift from God or what eva u call him had to raise hiss fucking hand and hit the ball afta yh he tries to deny it wat an asshole anyway in fact yh the whole south american are cheats did u watch de match against Holland and Brazil did u even open ur eyes and see de nasty tac-ticks yh brazil was doing unbelievable lool anyyways God dont like cheats loool das why u didnt win loool KUDOS TO spain buh germany deserved it haha loool UR COUNTRY DIDNT WIN.!!!!!!!!!!! UR FUCKING COUNTRY MADE DE WHOLE AFRICA CRY AND GO INTO BLACKOUT ASSHOLES.!

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Sure you're not uruguayan cause any of us is ashamed of luis's attitude. In fact we ARE proud of him. You must be argentinian i guess. You suck.