Cristiano Ronaldo has scooped numerous awards in his career and he might very well land his third Ballon d’Or come January 2015. However, there is one thing he may not want to add to his trophy cabinet: a prize to recognize his talent as a diver.
The Real Madrid number 7 attacker is part of the six nominees vying for world football's first ever annual Fallon d'Floor award. The voting rule on Fallondfloor.com is simple: one vote per household every week.
We offer you a compilation of the year’s six best dives which include Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez and Dutch talisman Arjen Robben. Click on the images to view gifs of each dive.
Cristiano Ronaldo vs Celta Vigo
Match: Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo
When: 2014-12-06
Competition: Liga BBVA
The Portuguese’s feet are on fire. His goalscoring abilities cannot be questioned. Somehow, he preferred to rely on his diving antics to open the scoring against Celta Vigo after 35 minutes at the Santiago Bernabeu. Los Blancos ended up winning 3-0 with CR7 completing a record-breaking hat-trick.
Luis Suarez vs Italy
Match: Italy vs Uruguay
When: 2014-06-24
Competition: World Cup
Hungry lad Suarez just couldn’t resist having a bite of Giorgio Chiellini’s shoulder. The next thing that happened was arguably more surprising as he fell to the ground and pretended having something like a toothache. Was Chiellini’s shoulder made of steel?
Giancarlo Gonzalez vs San Jose
Match: SJ vs Columbus
When: 2014-04-13
Competition: MLS
Now what was that?!
Fred vs Croatia
Match: Brazil vs Croatia
When: 2014-06-12
Competition: World Cup
Brazil’s secret weapon in the group stages of the 2014 FIFA World Cup was Fred. He may not be the best striker in the world but he can act like a Drama Queen. Freddy got the Croatians furious for this dive.
Arjen Robben vs Mexico
Match: Netherlands vs Mexico
When: 2014-06-29
Competition: World Cup
Mexicans will never forgive Dutch star Robben for this “fall on the floor”. The Bayern Munich man went to the ground perhaps too easily. While fans of the Netherlands saw this as a clever move, supporters of El Tri erupted in anger. Robben looks to be Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez’s biggest challenger for the award, based on the importance of that dive which ousted Mexico from the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Adryan vs Derby
Match: Leeds vs Derby
When: 2014-11-29
Competition: World Cup
Help! This fish needs water!
Which of these dives is the best or worst? Who should win the 2014 Fallon d’Floor award?
