A new chapter: Rivaldo could be booked

Former World Player of the Year Rivaldo faces possible sanctions for his exaggerated reaction to an incident in Brazil’s opening World ...

Former World Player of the Year Rivaldo faces possible sanctions for his exaggerated reaction to an incident in Brazil’s opening World Cup match against Turkey on Monday. FIFA will come up with a decision on the issue on Wednesday.

The World Cup disciplinary committee will study Rivaldo’s theatrics to see if the Brazilian was guilty of simulating a foul. Referees have been instructed to crack down on play-acting at the tournament.

Turkey midfielder Hakan Unsal was sent off after kicking the ball at Rivaldo as he waited to take a corner in Ulsan, South Korea. Although the ball hit Rivaldo in the legs, he collapsed dramatically to the ground clutching his face in apparent agony. Rivaldo was unrepentant.

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“My experience counts,” he said. “I think he deserved to be sent off, of course he didn’t get me in a place where I could be hurt.”

FIFA spokesman Keith Cooper told a news conference in Seoul on Tuesday that the disciplinary committee would examine a videotape of the incident. He said it would look closely “at the reaction of Rivaldo, at the reaction of him being struck somewhere below the waist”. (Reuters)

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