Car company capture spirit of cheating in Euro 2008 advert
If Les Bleus are attempting to befriend their Dutch cousins so that they may show them some mercy in their final group game tonight, they’re going about it the wrong way.
Why have Toyota chosen to pick on the Oranje in this advert anyway? Sure, Arjen Robben goes down like a sack of shit when the breeze blows, but no one hates the Dutch. (Well, except Michael Caine in that third Austin Powers film.)
It’s the Italians they should be accusing of foul play. If you need to know why, check out Alberto Gilardino’s beaut of a fall against Celtic after the jump…
Waking up feeling a little bit sheepish this morning are Real Madrid, who lost at home to suburban nobodies Getafe yesterday in rather foolish circumstances.
Madrid thought they’d gone ahead when Arjen Robben tapped in, and celebrated accordingly, but were so engrossed in their self-congratulation that they’d failed to notice the goal had been disallowed for offside. Getafe marched up the other end, ignoring the celebrating Madridistas, and scored. “It was the mistake of a four-year-old,” said Guti. Especially gladdening: Arjen Robben’s expression turning to horror as the truth dawns.
