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Jurgen Klinsmann
1990, Germany faces Argentina. Klinsmann accelerates down the right side, Pedro Monzon goes for the ball, Klinsmann makes an impressive double pirouette and the WC goes to Germany.
{mospagebreak}Fabio Grosso
Italy versus Australia and the match is nearing the final minutes. Grosso runs, jumps over his opponent who tackles and dives. Totti takes the shot and scores.
{mospagebreak}Marco Materazzi
Though not exactly faking, as Zidane does play his part, the way the Italian falls down makes me think he was rather shot by a tank.
{mospagebreak}Jens Lehmann
Perhaps the first goalkeeper in history to fake in this way!
{mospagebreak}Arjen Robben
The infamous sent off of Reina after Robben fakes a serious injury in a liverpool-Chelsea clash.
{mospagebreak}Robert Rojas
1989. Robert Rojas, Chile Gk, fakes an injury in order to cause chaos and make the referee stop Chile's game against Brazil. He takes out a razor blade from his pocket and cuts his own body and then pretends he was hit by fireworks. Unfortunately for him, this was seen on TV, and he was give a lifetime ban.
{mospagebreak}Slaven Bilic
WC 1998 semi-finals. Croatia is losing 1-2 to the world champions, the French, playing at home, when Laurent Blanc hits slightly Bilic in the jaw. Bilic dives grasping his forehead. Unfortunately for him, though Blanc got a red, the French still moved on to the final.
{mospagebreak}Rivaldo
Bilic at least faked an injury at the same part of his body. While Brazil was facing Turkey in WC 2002, Hakan Unsal kicked the ball at Rivaldo's right leg, only to see Rivaldo fall down grasping his head.
{mospagebreak}Gilardino
How long after a tackle can you dive? 3 seconds, Gilardino says. And after that, he complains for the yellow card!
{mospagebreak}Steven Taylor
And the oscar goes to...Steven Taylor. Twice he stopped the ball with this hand, acting as a goalkeeper in the matches against Aston Villa and ManUn. Both times, he faked an injury at anonther part of his body, trying to persuade the ref that he had not blocked the ball with the hand.
Based on an original article by the greek sports community Contra.gr
