Ronaldo dived just as much as the other big divers (Ballack, Henry, Drogba etc.), and he wasn't even effective with his dives.
It's the hate campaigns perpetuated by the English tabloids that made him so hated. They had to find a scapegoat rather than objectively assess the failure of the whole...
I don't think it's going to be Buffon as they're unlikely to award it to a goalkeeper two times in a row. It's probably going to be Cannavaro.
My choice would be Klose, followed closely by Cannavaro.
The Henry dive really triggered the portuguese into action (relentless diving) in search of a penalty to get even. Prior to that it was the French who dived the most. Ironically, even with all their diving tradition the Portuguese players weren't diving in the the decisive moments - they...