Henrik Larsson calls Ronaldo a ‘diver’
by Administrator on Mar.25, 2009, under Soccer
Henrik Larsson has labelled his former Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo a ‘diver’.
Larsson is set to go toe-to-toe with his former Old Trafford colleague as Sweden face Portugal in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday.
Ronaldo once again came under the spotlight during the last seven days, throwing several tantrums and lunging in on Danny Murphy as Manchester United lost 2-0 to Fulham.
But it is his honesty in the challenge, or lack of, that concerns Larsson, who intends to have a captain’s word in the ear of the referee before kick-off in Porto on Saturday.
“I intend to speak with the referee before the match to warn him about Ronaldo diving,” The Daily Mail quotes Larsson as saying.
“We must be careful, as a team, not to get caught out by that, but so must the referee. I will be having a word with him and telling him to keep an eye out for it.”
March 25th, 2009 on 10:44 pm
Great players get all calls from the refs.Henrik Larsson has to know this.
March 25th, 2009 on 10:46 pm
who is larsson? former united team mate? oh yeah he played three games for us and did naff all except for header in a goal against lille….thanks to ronaldos cross. not bad eh larsson
Ibra is a much better striker than larsson anyway and always has been