How can the play acting and diving be stopped in football?????
146482
Maybe it cannot be stopped, but it can be more severly penalized and more closely observed. Maybe if their was a fifth official who could make use of Tv replays to determine whether there was really a fowl etc, this would reduce the diving, but some players would still go down... haha but at least they would be caught.
209149
form a wall for free-kicks.  Its not allowed for penalty kicks.  Number of people will depend on position.  generally use to block flight of ball to one side of goal while goalkeeper covers other
1018799
Both teams level after Full Time and Extra Time and have taken AT LEAST 5 penalty kicks each. The game then becomes sudden death and the FIRST team to miss a penalty/ or goalkeeper saves the penalty AFTER the other team has scored is the LOSER.\n\nA while back the 'Golden Goal' situation was deemed by many to be sudden death, but penalties are the way to do it.\n\nP.S It's called FOOTBALL (soccer is something that paul gascoigne and stan collymore used to do a few years back and their missus weren't too happy.)
967673
You asked a ton of questions! Here goes.\n\n1. It is not a foul if you hit the ball away from opponent's hand, assuming you only made initial contact with the ball, and not the opponent's hand nor other body parts in the process.\n\n2. Player with ball can not push the opponent. \n\n3. Player can attempt to take the ball away from any position, assuming they only make initial contact with the ball, and don't make contact with the ball holder's hand, body, etc.\n\n4. Kicking the ball accidently results in a stoppage of play. The team that did not kick the ball gets possession.  It is not considered a personal foul.\n\n5. It is legal, thus not a foul, to throw the ball at any bodypart of the  opponent in the hopes of it going out of bounds to maintain posession.  It would be considered good sportsmanship to try to avoid throwing the ball at the face and/or sensitive reproductive organs of the opponent.
1008197
It's all about sportsman ship Vs winning at all costs. Diving is not allowed and players have been sent off for diving in the penilty box at all levels and should NOT be encouraged. But as we all saw in the Australia Vs Italy game by falling over a player (or diving) you can win a penilty, thats wins the game and puts a nation that is famous for all types of cheating in to the last 8 of the world cup!!!!\nAs you wrote in your Question Football is Joga Bonito-the beautiful game- tell you coach to :-\nSAVE THE DIVING FOR THE SWIMMING  POOL and play the beautiful game as it was ment to be played
1009178
Video replay definitely needs to be a part of 2010, not for every little incident but merely for 'did the ball cross the line'. The stakes are so huge in football nowdays that it is vital to make the right decisions, refs are only human, i dont think the standard has dropped its just that the pressures on them have become too great. It would literally take seconds to decide whether the ball had crossed the line and how often is the decision going to have to be made, not very often. Technology is there, let it be used.
883649
Once a ball is punted with a snap from the line of scrimmage, the possesion is changed unless touched by the receiving team.  This holds whether the punting team downs the ball after rolling or catches it on the fly.  The only way that the punting team can re-gain possession is (1) if the returner "muffs" the punt (when the ball hits off of him without him catching it) or (2) the ball in-advertently hits another member of the returning team and then gets recovered by the punting team.  \n\nOf course if the returning team tries to block the punt and misses and in the process knocks over the punter, it results in a 15 yard personal foul which brings an automatic first down with it.\n\nIf it is the kickoff (either at the start of a half or after a score) that whoever ends up with the ball at the end of the play has possession of the ball.\n\nExample: On a kickoff, the ball could be kicked deep to the returning team, they catch the ball and get tackled resulting in their first down at that spot.  BUT, If the kick is popped up short and the kicking team catches the ball, it is THEIR ball, 1st down at the spot that they catch it.  The kicking team cannot advance the ball once they gain possession.
1013816
NFL.com would proably help some. Watching is proably the best help though. Refs are actually doing a decent job now of explaining penalties, if there is anything to explain. As long as you try to wait until after the play is done your man should be happy to try to help you understand what happened. The problem with trying to explain during the play is that things are devolping so hard to explain it all as it happens. Easier to explain if there is a replay so that you know what is going to happen. Would almost be best to kinda get a tape of a game and have him explain it as it goes along. That way there is no importance to the game itself, not live so not really interrupting it.
838816
and this relates to football??? How!!!
959571
Yes they can, although they call it "ejecting from the game". This happened a couple of weeks ago in Oakland Raiders @ Seattle Seahawks game. An Oakland player was ejected from the game for putting his knee in the "delicate area" of a Seattle player.
1670
It seems that the skycam operator is instructed to keep the camera behind the ball.  And if it happens they have a replay.  Definitely check out my source.
1120321
free kick (direct) sliced the ball up and over the wall and it dropped just inside the left up-right under under the diving goalie. it was a nice ball and there was no way the keeper was going to save it he was set up all the way on the far right of the goal face, had to much space to cover.\n\ncheck www.fifaworldcup.com for pictures and video of it
1118607
I can see your point about players who go for a 50-50 tackle, lie down till the Doc comes on, Then the stretcher and goes off and is up on his feet within seconds to get back on the field of play,\nsomething needs to be done about this, but can you really be sure??\nWhat must happen is that EVERY time this happens ALL time wasted must be added to the clock even if it means 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12 minutes is added on players and IMPORTANTLY Managers and Coaches will soon put an end too it.\n\nNOW an all together PROBLEM is when,\nA player deliberately tries to fool a Referee into having an opponent sent off for serious foul play,\nThis cannot be tolerated and FIFA should take action and suspend and or Fine these players.
636475
Better to play Flag Football...this way here no one can get injured.\n\nTake 2 pieces of cloth and just hang from the waist\n\nWhy the other player grabs a cloth from the ball carrier the play stops there.\n\nHave fun & be Safe !
42900
It's a drop kick.  A ball dropped at the the foot of the kicker...He has to kick it on the bounce. It is more practical, yet more more chancy. It takes the holder out of the game. Reduces the  players by one man. But the skill of making the kick depends on how well the kicker bounces the ball.... Great job Flutie!!!! Sorry you left San Diego!!!
399063
No they are not allowed, it will kill the passion in the game. controversial decisions is what make football so exciting
1051346
if a player is beyond the defence of the opposition while the pass has been made to him, he is declared offside. so this player has to be behind the defensive line of the opposition to eliminate such an advantage.