Balotelli

I thought all that "stopping" buisness was banned aswell.

Seems not.

comment by The Adventures Of Batmanu Eboué & R... (U2725)
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Ronaldo staggers his run, same as Henry used to. Balotelli moved, stopped then moved again which is a dummy, punishable with a yellow which meant red for him and a re-take. Happened to Pogba for us in the youth cup once.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ_fJjI9G2I

Skip to 3 minutes.

Better stamper than Rooney too.

Never noticed he stopped completely before, so that should have been re-taken too.
Pretty unfair on Cech if it had been tho

94th minute of the game, massive pressure, walks up, doesnt look at the ball once and slots it.

I hate him!

the only thing you cannot do when taking a penalty is feint when about to kick the ball. You can stop on a run-up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzll_fvaqCg

Balotelli is cool personified.

All these commentators, (Hansen, Lawrenson, Dixon, Souness....even Neville), talk about "big game players"

We have problems trusting Mario in lots of situations but if there had to be one player walking up to that penalty spot in the 94th minute of that pressure game....i'm glad it was Mario....because i knew he wouldn't choke.

IMWT...............In Mario We Trust.