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Arjen Robben Personal life
He currently has a girlfriend named Bernadien, whom he knew before launching his football career. His father, Hans, acts as his agent. In addition to being a talented football player, Robben is quite adept at chess.
Controversies
Robben has been involved in several controversies in his career and has developed a reputation as a "diver" for his dramatic reactions to challenges. His reputation developed after an exaggerated fall against Portugal in Holland's Euro 2004 semi-final defeat. Since then, several English Premier League managers have spoken out against the ease with which Robben seems to go down. Two recent incidents illustrate the controversy that Robben has endured. First, he was sent off in Chelsea's match against Sunderland on 15 January 2006 for "overcelebrating." After scoring the winning goal, he received a second yellow card for jumping over advertising boards to celebrate with the Chelsea fans (The rule was put in effect for safety reasons, to prevent a crowd rush). In a 2-0 league win over rivals Liverpool, Robben overreacted to a confrontation with goalkeeper Jose Reina who - while already in trouble for a poor challenge on Eidur Gudjohnsen - shoved his hand in the Dutchman's face. Reina, in an interview with the Daily Star of London, insisted that Robben was "an actor" who "deserved an Oscar", though Liverpool did not appeal the decision.
In March 2006, Robben was sent off for a controversial tackle on West Bromwich Albion's Jonathan Greening during a Premiership game. In the World Cup 2006 match with the Dutch squad against Ivory Coast, he received a yellow card and fine for a dive in the box, although it remains unclear whether a foul was committed or not.
In response to these incidents and others through his career, Robben has publicly vowed to change his reputation as a diver. Chelsea F.C. manager Jose Mourinho has "stopped short" of rebuking Robben, but has admitted he fears that Robben's behavior might attract more penalty cards.
source: wikipedia.org
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