In the grand scheme of things I think Portugese cheating had little effect on proceedings. I was in France of all places on the day of the England match and the French commentary didn’t alert me to a deliberate stamp (chiefly because I couldn’t understand it!) and having seen it since I still don’t think it was deliberate. I assumed the red was for the push on Ronaldo which was stupid on Rooney’s part.
The only blatant bit of cheating I saw was Maniche clutching his face but he didn’t get anywhere with that one.
We played well with 10 men and had the chance to win the game but the ball was blasted over the bar. Then of course we are rubbish at penalties, especially when we have to retake them. C’est la vie.
I think of Rooney had just walked away, he might have got away with a yellow. I wonder if the ref winked back at that little creep Ronaldo.