Flop or Foul? The Hearbreaking Play That Ended Mexico's World Cup

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Arjen Robben won't want to make Mexico a vacation destination any time soon ever, following a controversial end to Sunday's World Cup elimination match between El Tri and his Netherlands side


Robben has for years been one of global soccer's most exciting talents, thanks to his hyper-kinetic pace, powerful strikes and pinpoint passing. But, as one Twitter follower perfectly put it on Sunday, he "represents the best and the worst of the game," thanks to his dedicated flopping (even by soccer's standards) to sell — or even invent — foul calls from referees



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