lol,
its not just the action, its the hypocrisy, like the Voyeur and Carrie Prejean(anyone got that vid btw?

) he has come out on numerous occasions and posited himself as a role model and highly critical of diving/cheating.
Like so many have said many players may have done it, I actually don't think its as many as people think, obviously every Italian ever born would but we dont' give players enough credit. It was blatant and not ball to hand like he seems to be claiming - **** him, his career is on the wain (no more Gillette adverts lol) and this is what he has to do to make an impact in important games these days.
What goes around comes around; he may regret this, he did it against one of the most honest and genuine teams in FIFA, a team no one dislikes (save a few sectarian Provos in the North lol); its different than doing it against SPain or Portugal cos you know given the reverse they would do exactly the same, you cannot say that about the Irish.