Luis Suarez, you are a cheating son-of-a-bitch.
But unlike Arjen Robben I don't want to punch you in the head.
Your "hand of the devil" cost you a red card and suspension, and it cost your team a penalty. But it saved us from the "rise of Africa" stories that no doubt would have come had Ghana progressed to the last eight. And for that you should be praised!
Ghana should have won from the spot-kick (given all the penalties they have taken in the past two World Cups), but the fact that Gyan could not put it away is indicative of the poor performance of Africa at this tournament.
African nations played 20 games at this World Cup. They scored just 17 goals, and four of those were from the penalty spot. Algeria were dull. Nigeria and Cameroon were ill-disciplined. Ivory Coast proved that they are they over-hyped and heavily reliant on Drogba, and were also responsible for one of the most cynical pieces of "sportsmanship" resulting in Kaka's ridiculous red card. South Africa, despite some bright spots became the first host nation not to make it out of their group. And Ghana were presented with gift after gift, and their physical style was not punished as it was for some other teams.
I don't know why Sepp Blatter and half the media are so exultant about African football.
Thank you Luis!
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