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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=629 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=3><DIV class=mxb><DIV class=sh>Ronaldo antics enrage Southgate </DIV></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=416><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=203 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><DIV>
<DIV class=cap>Ronaldo receives a pat on the back from Sir Alex Ferguson</DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate has labelled Cristiano Ronaldo a serial diver after his display in Manchester United's 2-1 win at The Riverside.
Television replays showed there was no contact between Boro keeper Mark Schwarzer and Ronaldo when the winger won United a 19th-minute penalty.
"Ronaldo has a history of it," Southgate told the News of the World.
"Our keeper has done everything to get out of the way, but the lad has gone down once again."
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Interview: Middlebrough boss Gareth Southgate </DIV>
Asked if he felt cheated by Ronaldo, Southgate said: " Yes - it's as simple as that. I cannot see it was a penalty for love nor money.
"He did it again afterwards with a free-kick against George Boateng."
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After watching television replays, Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson said the penalty was justified.
"Schwarzer is trying to avoid it, but would Ronaldo have scored? I think he would, but anyway it was a penalty kick."
It is not the first time Ronaldo's sportmanship has been questioned.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard labelled the winger "a disgrace" for his part in Wayne Rooney's sending-off at the World Cup.
Gerrard was furious when Ronaldo got involved after Rooney appeared to stamp on Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho.
"Sadly a dark side stains Cristiano Ronaldo's game," wrote Gerrard in his autobiography. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<DIV class=cap>Ronaldo receives a pat on the back from Sir Alex Ferguson</DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate has labelled Cristiano Ronaldo a serial diver after his display in Manchester United's 2-1 win at The Riverside. Television replays showed there was no contact between Boro keeper Mark Schwarzer and Ronaldo when the winger won United a 19th-minute penalty.
"Ronaldo has a history of it," Southgate told the News of the World.
"Our keeper has done everything to get out of the way, but the lad has gone down once again."
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Interview: Middlebrough boss Gareth Southgate </DIV>Asked if he felt cheated by Ronaldo, Southgate said: " Yes - it's as simple as that. I cannot see it was a penalty for love nor money.
"He did it again afterwards with a free-kick against George Boateng."
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</TD><TD class=sib606></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>After watching television replays, Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson said the penalty was justified.
"Schwarzer is trying to avoid it, but would Ronaldo have scored? I think he would, but anyway it was a penalty kick."
It is not the first time Ronaldo's sportmanship has been questioned.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard labelled the winger "a disgrace" for his part in Wayne Rooney's sending-off at the World Cup.
Gerrard was furious when Ronaldo got involved after Rooney appeared to stamp on Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho.
"Sadly a dark side stains Cristiano Ronaldo's game," wrote Gerrard in his autobiography. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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