Are Mourinho/Real Madrid cheats?

That is a question which is being discussed across Europe and the football world after incidences at the Ajax Amsterdam vs Real Madrid UEFA Champions League at the Amsterdam Arena on Tuesday night. Did Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho ask his players to pick up cards on purpose to avoid suspensions in the tournaments knockout stages?

If one looks at the TV footage then it seems obvious that Mourinho had hatched the plan after Real Madrid had taken an unassailable lead against the Dutch giants. And it can even be seen on TV footage. The ideas was send through substitute goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek to Iker Casillas, Casillas then informed Sergio Ramos and the info was also passed on to Xabi Alonso, who both had picked-up a yellow card in the game and if they had gotten another one in the next game, then they would have to miss the first match in the pre-quarterfinals. So the two World Cup winners delayed a freekick in Xabi Alonso's case and Sergio Ramos a goal kick, which resulted in the referee Craig Thomson showing them their second cards of the night and leading to a send off.

Now the above manouvre was so obvious that UEFA had to step in and has launched an investigation into the claims of improper conduct levelled at coach Jose Mourinho and four of his players, those who have been named above. And at Real Madrid everyone seems to be surprised at the investigation against their coach and players.

It will be interesting to see if UEFA takes any action then as per UEFA's disciplinary code, article 10 allows for suspensions of more than one match in cases of unsporting conduct. And this would qualify for such a suspension.


See it for yourself on YouTube how Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos got send off



What do you say? Guilty or not???