Sportsmanship

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A rather boring topic maybe and I’ll kick us off with three rather boring videos of three German heroes:

  1. The oft maligned Lothar Matthaus consoling Waddle at Italia 90 and ignoring his team’s celebration in the foreground:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N5CftU-EYo

  1. The even more boring clip of Bastian Schweinsteiger protesting against a yellow card for Boulahrouz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6L66rnXedw

  1. Marius Ebbers (in a fairly crucial promotion game) palms the ball into the net for St Pauli. The ref gives the goal but without any intervention Ebbers goes up to the ref and gets the goal disallowed. St Pauli went on to win the game anyway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB4zCE_szQA

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Tana Umaga tending to an unconscious Colin Charvis as game went on. Even a graceless cunt like Umaga has his moments obviously

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVVprhNV550&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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There was a lovely video that has since been removed from YouTube of Gigi giving Robbie Keane his bottle of water Monday night. I honestly don’t think you could come across a nicer or more pleasant man in football than Gigi.

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http://www.sportsfile.com/winshare/watermarked/Library/SF347/262975.jpg

“My heart goes out to Waterford” - Richie Bennis in his moment of triumph

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Sounds like it. A fella giving another fella a slug of water. No greater sign of a lad

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:clap:

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:lol:

Freddie Flintoff consoling Brett Lee at the end of the famous Edgbaston Test in 2005.

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Paulo Di Canio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS1LuSiRrLI

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Robbie Fowler trying to convince the ref in 96 it was never a peno against Arsenal was touching. But sharing a good old laugh and giggle with the Everton fans and cheering them up just after he scored against them was one of the warmest moments in sporting history

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOBja7ZjGws&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali

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Ray Cummins handpassing the sliotar over the Waterford bar in the 1982 munster final :clap:

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The Wexford team carrying Christy Ring from the field after they won the 1956 All Ireland Hurling Final.

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Gary Kirby not holding a grudge against Wexford and Liam Dunne for cynically braking his hand in the 1996 A/I final

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carrying a simpleton kicking and screaming off a pitch is in bad taste

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Jan Ullrich waiting for Lance Armstrong after Armstrong crashed. Disruped his rhythm and could well have cost him the 03 tour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kzm-Y4XaIc

In hindsight it would have been even better sportsmanship had Ullrich opted not to dope.

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Iron Mike applying cosmetic surgery to Ollie Bakers ugly mug in 1996

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[quote=“larryduff, post: 692139”]Jan Ullrich waiting for Lance Armstrong after Armstrong crashed. Disruped his rhythm and could well have cost him the 03 tour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kzm-Y4XaIc

In hindsight it would have been even better sportsmanship had Ullrich opted not to dope.[/quote]

I’d call that naievety not sportsmsnship. lance would not have reciprocated.

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SPAIN’S captain Iker Casillas[/url] is not just a great goalkeeper and multiple champion, he is also a man with a heart and a sense of sportsmanship, it seems. He saw Italy were suffering at the end of the [url=“http://searchtopics.independent.ie/topic/Euro_2012”]Euro 2012 final, and was moved to ask the referee to spare them.
Footage has emerged of Casillas, veteran of over 100 international victories with Spain, talking to an assistant referee at the death of Sunday’s emphatic 4-0 victory over the Italians.
Italy were down to 10-men. Spain had just scored their fourth goal. The World and European champions were toying with their opponents. Even Fernando Torres had scored. Casillas had seen enough.
After attracting the official’s attention he appealed to his better nature.
“Respect for the rival,” he pleads. “Respect for Italy. It’s 4-0, yes?”
It was an act of kindness. But a needless one.
Almost before the words were out of his mouth the referee had signalled the end of the three minutes of stoppage time and the end of Italy’s suffering.
A firm handshake and a smile was then exchanged between the pair before Casillas joined his team-mates for their habitual end of tournament celebration with the trophy.
That caused the odd Italian tear to be shed on the pitch. Casillas, presumably, was there to lend a shoulder to cry on.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvg5DxMR0EA&feature=player_embedded