Rijkaard rejects dive claims

BARCELONA boss Frank Rijkaard insists he will never ask his players to dive and cheat.

Rijkaard rejects dive claims

The Dutchman was reacting to Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, who said the Spanish culture was to try to trick referees.

But Rijkaard said: “I am honestly not in favour of diving players and getting an advantage from something that didn’t happen.

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