Think Fred's dive was bad? Check out Marcelo's samba version

Regular people would first go down and then ask for a foul, but here is Marcelo's attempt to go down, scream, appeal and look ridiculously funny all at the same time.

FP Archives|Jun 18, 2014, 10:43:13 IST

What Fred can do, Marcelo can do better. Only that Marcelo doesn't get a reward for it.When Fred tumbled dramatically after a slight tug on him against Croatia, referee Yuichi Nishimura awarded a penalty right away. However, Marcelo's attempts to fool the referee were unsuccessful.[caption id="attachment_1575677" align="alignleft" width="380"]

Marcelo's attempt to go down, scream, appeal and look ridiculously funny all at the same time. AP[/caption]Marcelo had beaten Hector Moreno for pace but was getting overpowered by the Mexican defender, who decided to put a hand across and touch his shoulder lightly — but even before Moreno could tug or pull, Marcelo decided to fall forward in comical fashion. Not just that, he thought it would be a bright idea that while he was in downward motion, he should try and tell the referee that he was the one going down. https://twitter.com/Squawka/status/479001976093822976Regular people would first go down and then ask for a foul, but below is Marcelo's attempt to go down, scream, appeal and look ridiculously funny all at the same time.

And here's the Fred dive.

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