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Originally Posted by demonrail666
In the real world you're probably right but these are obviously intensely competitive people we're talking about. Had that been Robben up there minutes after the Argentina game, or imagine if it'd been Rodriquez after Brazil, they'd have probably acted in exactly the same way - maybe worse. Great sportsmen are almost always terrible losers, and to lose a WC final must be one of the hardest things a top footballer can face. Yes he maybe should've smiled for the cameras but nobody would've been fooled if he had. I'd rather an honest reaction than a stage-managed one. I don't think everything Messi does is above criticism but I think in this instance he probably deserves a free pass.
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I agree completely BUT it also is bullshit because (a) sportsmen is about having good sportsmanship and (b) being a professional athlete means just that, being professional. If at work I miss out on a great promotion but receive a small bonus I can't put on a sulking face at the meeting or the water cooler, I'd look like a bitch.