Holy crap! Wouldn't it be nice if ALL soccer players took this
example? All the dives I saw on the first week of MLS and the players
that took the dives being upset that they did not get the call was
disgusting. It is ashame to see the "beautiful" game turned into one
that players will dive for a free kick at mid-field instead of using
skillful passing to move the ball down the pitch. Just like cluching
and grabbing helped kill the appeal of hockey, diving is doing the
same to soccer.

One could only hope that every coach in the world would show the video
of Miroslav Klose to their teams.

Jim D

--- In tablesoccer@yahoogroups.com, "werderwayne" <ismith@s...> wrote:
> From the website:
> http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?
> file=/2005/5/3/sports/10848659&sec=sports
>
>
> Klose picks up fair play award
>
> BREMEN: German international Miroslav Klose showed there is still
> room for sportsmanship in football on Saturday with the Werder
> Bremen star refusing to accept a penalty from referee Herbert
> Fandel.
>
> With the score at 0-0, Fandel blew up for a 28th minute penalty
> after Klose appeared to be fouled by Arminia Bielefeld goalkeeper
> Matthias Hain.
>
> But the Bremen striker raced to the referee to explain there had
> been no contact and the official reversed his decision.
>
> "The referees have it hard enough and we have to be honest to make
> their job easier," said Klose.
>
> Fandel saluted the honesty of Klose and claims it should be an
> example to other players in the Bundesliga.
>
> "In my 25 years in the game I have never experienced anything like
> that," confessed Fandel. "Klose is an example for others."
>
> Klose claimed his honesty would pay dividends later on and he was
> proved right when he netted on 78 minutes as Bremen won 3-0. – AFP
>
>
> -WW