Deco Portugal’s midfielder maestro and one of the most impressive players in this World Cup is not playing against England this Saturday, as FIFA ruled against Big Phil’s appeal to reinstate him following his second yellow card. Portugal is also with Costinha also sent off in the Netherlands game. Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be progressing well with thigh bruise and should see action in the quarterfinals.
Deco said he was disappointed but then played a bit of a headgame saying that comparing Rooney with Pele was impossible, as Sven Goran Erickson recently announced following Rooney’s debut in Euro 2004.
Sven really lives in fantasyland, doesn’t he??