Antony’s Outrageous Dive against Croatia as Man Utd Ace Somehow Avoids Yellow Card in Brazil Clash
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BRAZIL star Anthony has been caught attempting an outrageous dive against Croatia in the World Cup quarter-finals.
The Manchester United attacker was trying to win his side a free-kick in a dangerous position when he took the embarrassing tumble.
The 22-year-old had moved the ball past Tottenham's Ivan Peresic but then collapsed to the ground in the 74th minute.
Fortunately, he was not rewarded for his antics and play was waved on by referee Michael Oliver, despite his protests.
Although, Antony did have some luck as he did somehow escape punishment for what was a clear simulation.
Fans that have seen the footage have slammed the Brazilian winger on social media for trying to con the referee, with some asking for him to be retrospectively banned.
One tweeted: "Cheating. Plain and simple."
A second added: "About time VAR looked at diving as the game plays on.
"Action can then be taken when there’s a break in the next play after notifying the ref."
A third wrote: "Should bring in retrospective bans for stuff like this stick a three-game ban in for blatant dives see how quickly it stops."
A fourth said: "Tom Daly would have been proud of that dive."
A fifth chimed in with: "These are the things players should be retrospectively banned for."
The match ended goalless after 90 minutes before a thrilling extra time.
Neymar had thought he had won the tie for his side as he scored a brilliant goal at the end of the first period of extra time.
But Bruno Petkovic's deflected strike brought Croatia level and sent the match to penalties.
Marquinhos missed the crucial penalty, which led to his team being dumped out of the tournament.
Antony joined the Red Devils in the summer from Dutch club Ajax for £85.5million.
He has scored three times in six league games but has also attracted criticism for some of his flamboyant moves at times.
The Manchester United attacker was trying to win his side a free-kick in a dangerous position when he took the embarrassing tumble.
The 22-year-old had moved the ball past Tottenham's Ivan Peresic but then collapsed to the ground in the 74th minute.
Fortunately, he was not rewarded for his antics and play was waved on by referee Michael Oliver, despite his protests.
Although, Antony did have some luck as he did somehow escape punishment for what was a clear simulation.
Fans that have seen the footage have slammed the Brazilian winger on social media for trying to con the referee, with some asking for him to be retrospectively banned.
One tweeted: "Cheating. Plain and simple."
A second added: "About time VAR looked at diving as the game plays on.
"Action can then be taken when there’s a break in the next play after notifying the ref."
A third wrote: "Should bring in retrospective bans for stuff like this stick a three-game ban in for blatant dives see how quickly it stops."
A fourth said: "Tom Daly would have been proud of that dive."
A fifth chimed in with: "These are the things players should be retrospectively banned for."
The match ended goalless after 90 minutes before a thrilling extra time.
Neymar had thought he had won the tie for his side as he scored a brilliant goal at the end of the first period of extra time.
But Bruno Petkovic's deflected strike brought Croatia level and sent the match to penalties.
Marquinhos missed the crucial penalty, which led to his team being dumped out of the tournament.
Antony joined the Red Devils in the summer from Dutch club Ajax for £85.5million.
He has scored three times in six league games but has also attracted criticism for some of his flamboyant moves at times.