They confess to diving in the UEFA Cup Final in 2003 http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlinenews?id=305485&cc=5901
Which is more appalling- When they act like it's no big deal? OR When they act like they are so proud to get away with it? I say, the latter.
your gonna burn in hell..your telling me ya set "doon" for 2 hours and watched the bigot bhoys....are you going soft?..all this time thinking you were just a dirty Dob...
I have always supported all Scottish teams in Europe. I even supported Raith Rovers when they were in the UEFA Cup a few years back. I probably wouldn't support Cowdenbeath or Raith Rovers if they ever got into Europe though.
I'll stay open minded to a point no way in h@#l would I like to see Rangers do well add to that Harts(do like Levein though)
That is disgraceful,but why the hell would you say that when the manager you dived for is your PRESENT manager. I would understand if Ferriera said that about Mourniho if Mourinho wasn't his manager.
Oh come on, you dont think you are exaggerating a little bit? Different countries play different ways and how convenient that the English forget things like the not so distant fiasco involving the English national team when David Beckham purposely fouled himself after his injury to cancel out a yellow card and was dumb enough to admit it publickly. FC Porto deserve their wins. Alot of Brit fans (but by no means all) are sour grapes. Susie
Let's add some more fuel to the fire shall we? European champions president released on bail after court questioning Tue Dec 7, 6:28 PM ET LISBON (AFP) - The president of European champions FC Porto was released from a court in Portugal which questioned him for nearly ten hours as part of a probe into alleged sports corruption after he agreed to pay 125,00 euros (167,000 dollars) in bail. A spokeswoman for the court in Gondomar, an industrial town just east of Oporto, told reporters Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa stands accused of two counts of sports corruption, two counts of influence trafficking involving referees and one count of falsifying documents. Police summoned the Porto president to appear in court last week after they carried out searches of his home and the club's headquarters as part of a follow-up to "Operation Golden Whistle", an investigation into alleged sports corruption launched in April. He voluntarily appeared at the courthouse on Friday where he was informed that he had been placed under judicial investigation for alleged sports corruption, but was not questioned that day. No formal charges have been brought against Pinto da Costa, 66, who has headed the club for more than two decades and is one of the most influential figures in Portuguese football. Under his leadership, Porto has won two European championships, in 1987 and last season, as well as seven of the last 10 Portuguese league titles. A conviction for sports corruption by a president of a club carries a maximum jail sentence of four years according to Portuguese law. Last week the court in Gondomar quizzed five other men - four referees and a player agent - who were detained by police as part of their probe. Among those who were detained was businessman Antonio Araujo, 43, who was involved in Porto's signing of several players, including Brazilian playmaker Diego who signed with the club in July in a deal worth seven million euros. In April police detained 16 people, including the president of the Portuguese Professional Football League, Valentim Loureiro, and the head of the football referees' council, Antonio Pinto de Sousa. Loureiro is accused of 23 crimes, including four counts of influence trafficking, while Pinto de Sousa is accused of 21 crimes. Both men have since had their mandates suspended. The magistrate who questioned Pinto da Costa on Tuesday barred the Porto president from speaking to a number of the other accused in the case, including Loureiro and Araujo. Police launched "Operation Golden Whistle" after a 15-month investigation, involving wiretaps of telephone calls, which police said had uncovered strong indications of sports corruption and influence trafficking involving referees. Shares in FC Porto dropped nearly 3.5 percent on Tuesday to close at 2.52 euros, their lowest level in nearly two years amidst news reports that Pinto da Costa was to be formally accused of sports corruption by the court.
Celtic fans always need excuses! Porto well deserved to win, although they do dive far too much and I really do hate divers! The Scottish game is very phisical, when foreigners like Peter Lovenkrands and Stan Petrov dive here there is a big contraversy, it would be a big deal on most of the continent. I'm not saying Scottish players don't dive, Morton had a player called Phil Cannie who dived all the time. It was pretty embarrasing actually. It really is common for Scottish players to dive though.
I couldn't possibly comment on Porto's players' antics in said final, as I was watching The Bill that night...
Allegedly Pinto da Costa tried to bribe the Romanian referee who was due to take charge of the Porto v Aberdeen ECWC semi-final in 1983/84.
Making campaign against FC Porto in here also Brian ?!?! i feel sorry for you because i know that seeing FC Porto winning so many titles should be terrible...