Another legend is gonna hang up his boots soon...

[Mac 10 †]

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Rivaldo to quit at end of season 

Olympiakos' Brazilian World Cup winner Rivaldo plans to retire at the end of the forthcoming season in Greece.
 
The former Barcelona midfielder won the World Cup in 2002 and was also voted European and World footballer of the year in 1999.

"I have already made up my mind. This is going to be my last season as a footballer," Rivaldo, 34, told Greek newspaper Protathlitis.

"I want to finish my career in an Olympiakos shirt."

Rivaldo added: "I want to do something great next season and then I will go to Brazil to get some rest."

[Digital Pimpin']

Oh...I thought this thread was about Paul Ince 

But yeah, Rivaldo was a fucking legend, apart from that face-clutching incident in 2002.

[Mac 10 †]

Oh...I thought this thread was about Paul Ince 

But yeah, Rivaldo was a fucking legend, apart from that face-clutching incident in 2002.

I know people say that but if he didn't do what he did the guy woulda got away with blasting the ball at him

[Bomb-A®]

Oh...I thought this thread was about Paul Ince 

But yeah, Rivaldo was a fucking legend, apart from that face-clutching incident in 2002.

I know people say that but if he didn't do what he did the guy woulda got away with blasting the ball at him

not a valid arguement...still, a great player



peace

[Mac 10 †]

not a valid arguement...still, a great player

I'm pretty sure that it is, let me just double check.......yeh it is.

[Digital Pimpin']

not a valid arguement...still, a great player

I'm pretty sure that it is, let me just double check.......yeh it is.

Yeah, I suppose in a World Cup you do those kind of things for your country, but he would've come off with more dignity if he let the ball bounce off him and stared the guy down.

Then again, who needs dignity when you've won the World Cup - ask Materazzi.

[Mac 10 †]

The point is, you look at the Henry - Puyol incident.
Puyol fouled him, Henry wanted to make sure he didn't get away with it so he made sure he got the free-kick. Justice was done.

The same applies to the Rivaldo incident.
The Turk blasted the ball off Rivaldo delibarately, Rivaldo made sure the player did not get away with it.  Justice was done.

[Digital Pimpin']

The point is, you look at the Henry - Puyol incident.
Puyol fouled him, Henry wanted to make sure he didn't get away with it so he made sure he got the free-kick. Justice was done.

The same applies to the Rivaldo incident.
The Turk blasted the ball off Rivaldo delibarately, Rivaldo made sure the player did not get away with it.  Justice was done.

True, true.

Managers have been telling their players for years to go down if they're fouled in the box, I guess this is the next step up from that.

It's not good to see it in a game, unless it's your own team, in which case I'd take any innocuous foul we can get!

[Meho]

The game againts Valencia itself makes him a legend.

[Mac 10 †]

The game againts Valencia itself makes him a legend.

Only a handful of ppl on the planet could have done what he did that night.

[Chazzz]

The game againts Valencia itself makes him a legend.

Only a handful of ppl on the planet could have done what he did that night.