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VIDEO SPECIAL: Ronaldo, Klinsmann, Gerrard - the best 'dives' in history
David Ngog's Oscar-winning fall at Anfield may have won his Liverpool side a point but it won the 20-year-old Frenchman few friends or admirers.[LNB]Clear contact: David Ngog definitely hit the ground after Lee Carsley missed both player and ball at Anfield [LNB]Still desperate times call for desperate measures and football is littered with players who have not been fouled and getting a penalty as a result.[LNB]The oft-kicked Cristiano Ronaldo springs to mind, as does Chelsea's 6ft 2in Ivorian man-mountain Didier Drogba who keels over like a sapling in a hurricane when an opponent comes within a three-metre radius.[LNB]Because of Premier League TV rights, Sportsmail can't show you clips from League games, so Drogba is safe - for now - so just picture him tumbling to the turf clutching one of his appendages in mock-agony. Catch Drog at the 2006 World Cup - among others - by clicking here.[LNB]But we are glad to see the best/worst offenders at club level take the tricks of their trade to international and Euroepan stages. Consistency and class are the hallmarks of a true great.[LNB]There were many millions to choose from, but we can now reveal the top five dives in football history (unless you think differently and would like to add a comment in the box below).[LNB]But you can't mention Arsenal striker Eduardo's forward-thinking movement against Celtic in the Champions League this season because UEFA found in his favour and revoked his ban so he's as honest as the day is long - even though it gets dark around 4pm nowadays ...[LNB]Jurgen Klinsmann - forward somersault pikeWas so good at the art that had a dive named after him in the ilk of the 'Cruyff Turn' and has since been copied by millions. One of the greatest strikers in German history as well as being a superb all-round player, Spurs hero Jurgen the German was famed for inexplicably 'losing his feet' in full flow at even the mere prospect of contact with an opponent.[LNB]Took diving to a new level in 1990 when his antics earned a red card for Argentina substitute Pedro Monzon in the World Cup Final itself. Hooray, the Argentinian was sent off and how England fans rejoiced. Boo, Germany won the Cup and how England fans mourned. VIDEO: Jurgen at the first hurdle... [LNB][LNB][LNB]Cristiano Ronaldo - flying forward one-and-a-half somersaults, pikeNobody doubts the ex-Manchester United star and Portugal legend is one of the game's greats. The Premier League has lost a rich vein of golden goals with his departure and those defenders who used to suffer with insomnia the night before facing him now sleep as soundly as those who were ringside for the David Haye v Nikolai Valuev fight at the weekend.[LNB]Yes, Ronaldo suffered some brutal treatment but yes he also acted like the kid whose ball it was you were playing with and he didn't score he'd take it home.[LNB]But his slippery eels made us all wince and he proved he could do it at the highest levels against the Germans at the 2006 World Cup. [LNB]The Germans against Ronaldo, eh? Bit like watching Liverpool v Leeds - who can you hate the most? Is it possible for both teams to lose? [LNB]VIDEO: Ich did nicht touch him ref...[LNB][LNB]Alberto Gilardino - reverse one and a half somersaults with three and a half twists, in the Free positionWhat's this? An Italian in diving storm? A Latino not being 100 per cent entirely honest? [LNB]When Celtic took on Milan in the Champions League in 2007, little did they know Gila had done his warm-up at Glasgow's Academy for performing arts.[LNB]The result was a thing of beauty.[LNB]VIDEO: And Gilardino's gone down - eventually[LNB][LNB][LNB]Michael Owen - forward dive, straightAt the 2002 World Cup Finals, England faced Argentina again. We all know how dirty Diego cheated us in 1986, we all know how sly Simeone got poor old Becks sent off in 1998. We all know England would never stoop to subterfuge to win matches. Step forward Michael Owen - then fall forward Michael Owen - when Mauricio Pochettino almost got a tackle in. Good to see the impartial 'Sir Trev' Brooking chime in 'It was as well.'[LNB]VIDEO: Message to Fabio Capello - can you afford to be without this kind of cunning in 2010?[LNB]Steven Gerrard - reverse three-and-a-half somersaults, tuck'If I saw a team-mate doing it I would definitely have a word. I don't think there is anything worse than a diving player - it ruins the game.' Thus spake St Gerrard of Merseyside when adding much needed gravitas to the 'cheating diver' debate. That's that then. Stevie G would never fall down in the box searching for an un-earned spot kick. Never. He said so. And he's Stevie G, 50 per cent of a Liverpool team that's out of the title race, out of the League Cup and almost out of Europe - and it's only November.[LNB]VIDEO: Steven Gerrard not ruining the game[LNB] GRAHAM POLL'S OFFICIAL LINE: Diving David Ngog should hang his head in shameDiving Pool: Birmingham boss Alex McLeish furious as Liverpool's French striker David Ngog cheats to win vital penaltyEduardo: I'm glad we've arrived at the truth, I felt contact and lost my balance - UEFA overturn Arsenal star's two-match banCraig Gordon stuns football by claiming: Eduardo's dive was worth itANDY TOWNSEND: Put an end to the diving... kids will copy the stars[LNB][LNB] Explore more:People:Cristiano Ronaldo, David Ngog, Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen, Fabio Capello, Didier DrogbaPlaces:Leeds, Liverpool, Glasgow, Milan, Argentina, United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal, Europe
