What follows wasn't written by me but it sums up my opinion on last night's semi final. No sour grapes intended as I don't believe England were good enough to win anyway. Hate mail to the usual address, you poor deluded fools.

France 1 v Portugal 0

A terrible game of football in terms of quality. An excellent game in terms of the result.

Portugal have, yet again, demonstrated what they are: a disgraceful third rate football team composed of cheats, pantomime dames and low quality players who have managed to con their way to a semi-final.

The only good points were Zidane's sweetly taken penalty and the constant booing of Ronaldo.

Ronaldo's 'Superman' dive for a penalty claim was hillarious. Figo was a good player in his day, but no more. Ronaldo is a technicaly good player but a very poor sportsman. He has no need to cheat as his skills are capable of doing the talking. Unfortunately he suffers heavily from the Portuguese disease.

Scolari's antics were disgraceful and an insult to all.

Portugal now have worldwide recognition as the dirtiest, low-life team on the planet. Referee's of the world are now fully hip to their cheating nature. This will come back and hit them in the face big time. The boy has cried wolf too many times.

Let's hope they do not qualify for, and spoil, anymore tournaments. Football will be all the better for it.

Luis Philipe Scolari, Vasco da Gama, Agostinho da Silva, Nelly Furtado, Eusebio, Jose Mourinho: your boys took a hell of a beating.

The filthy scab on the body football has been picked off for now.