Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp says the play-acting of Barcelona fullback Daniel Alves against Real Madrid made him sad.
In his column for The Sun, Redknapp wrote: "When Real Madrid's Pepe was sent off, Daniel Alves was rolling around as if he'd been poleaxed, like he was dying.
"Then he suddenly jumped up and was absolutely fine. I felt a certain sadness watching it all unfold.
"Even in my living room watching on TV, some of the diving was making me cringe with embarrassment.
"We had players needing stretchers to get them off the pitch as if their careers were finished - only for them to hop off and back into the game as soon as they could.
"Players gesticulating at the referee to try to get the opposition booked. Particularly distasteful behaviour in my mind.
"Maybe I'm expecting too much to hope that all games of football can be played in the best atmosphere with teams doing things the right way. Maybe I'm too romantic.
"England is not a nice, cosy place where gentlemen pass the ball around with smiles on their faces, of course not.
"We gave the world football and the richest club game of all is coming to the home of football at Wembley next month.
"However, you wouldn't see those scenes we witnessed this week even among the most amateur pub players on Hackney Marshes.
"Maybe England can still teach the world a thing or two about football after all."
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