World Cup 2010 had one of those "would you have done the same thing?" moments. The Uruguay-Ghana quarterfinal had gone to extra time. It was 1-1 when in the final minute of the extra time, Uruguay striker Luis Suarez made a great save on the goal line to deny Ghana what would have been the winner. The only, and big, problem was that he saved it with his hands. It was a penalty and a red card and all Ghana had to do was score the penalty and they would be the first African team to reach the semifinals of the World Cup.
Asamoah Gyan missed and Uruguay went on to win on penalties. Was Suarez one of the biggest World Cup villains of all time, or Uruguay's biggest saviour ever? Either way he did what was to be expected. He stopped a definite goal and gave his team a chance of still winning the match. How could he really have done any different? What would the whole of Uruguay have thought if he had decided to have a moment of high morality and put his hands down?
Not just because Uruguayans loved him and Ghanaians hated him, but I never quite understood the "Suarez is a cheat" argument. He was penalized two ways for what he blatantly did and never tried to pretend he hadn't done anything wrong. He never tried to claim divine intervention and the hand of a higher power.
Now that linesman who didn't see Frank Lampard's "goal" to make it 2-2 for England against Germany, he has some explaining to do.
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