The acts of diving in soccer is alarming and annoying. Can this ugly act increase the thrills of the game ?
474225
Soccer is about skill, speed, power, and quickness.  I do not believe that acting was listed in the above.  Diving angers the other team, making them play more agressive.  This in  turn makes the game more exciting, but at a price too costly for the game of football.
338775
oh please, you've never seen an English player dive.  You sound just like a lot of the EPL managers.  "Personally, I didn't see the incident".
733373
Depends who's playing... For the Italians its a drama with all that diving and fake injuries... But others do take it seriously as a sport... It's just unfortunate that those drama queens are the ones the up and coming soccer (or other sports) players have as role models.
681373
No, being a body contact sport, it is often accidental.  Players act out of reflex.  But spear tackles should be eliminated and offending players should be banned for life.
1037246
You know you are correct. Video replay might slow the momentum of the game too much but another referee is something they perhaps should seriously look at.\nI'm an Aussie and not a bad sport, so congratulations to Italy, they defended brilliantly. However for a team that is world class they do rely on these acting talents quite a bit. A team that good should not have to.Totti rolled around like his ankle was broken and the replay showed very very minimal contact and then rose to take the free kick with no problems at all. As for the penalty that ended the socceroo's run, well the Italian player clearly went looking for that foul and I can't believe the referee fell for that. Kids do mimic their hero's and this is not something( taking dives) that we would want our future players to replicate. The funniest thing about it is everyone knows when it's a dive or a legitimate foul, everyone but the referee. They should be experienced enough to know the difference especially at this level when the stakes are so high and the use of these tactics increased.
1010444
Diving, and other forms of cheating exist because players know they can get away with it with realtive impunity.\n\nIf the sanction was such that they knew they, or their team couldn't afford it then it would stop\n\nSo a retrospective analysis, after the game has finished look at video evidence\nThat analysis triggered either by the team the victim of the incident and/or outside parties \n\nThe sanctions\n- say deduct 3 points (or more if a persistent offender)\n- the deduction of up to the value of the game (ie 1/38th of the clubs revenue). (including clothing, sponsorship, corporate, tv coverages, video saels, web revenue etc...)\n- banning that team from being onTV for the next 2..3 scheduled matches (irrespective if they are domestic, european or cup matches)\n-instant red card ban the palyer for say 3 games
1076027
ha ha.  I had this same discussion at work.  A soccer fan said it's the best sport to have globally because it's economical for all social classes to participate in.  However, the other guy said, "But it's a wimp sport.  All they do is just fall down and it takes forever for them to kick the ball."
517930
Yes it is,its one of the best and one of the most prolific sports there is, swimmers are amongst the most elite finess regimes there is and are far superior than footballers. nearly all countries compete at swimming, Soccer is no 1. Basketball is No 2. Swimming is No 3.Why do you think Swimming is the highlight of any international sporting Games events ie: Olympic Games/Panam games etc, your right your class 8 grade guys are not very smart in fact their dumbasses and would probally drown if they go in the water.
946884
Roman - russian gagster? thats cool. I agree with you. In the pitch the players do act as unruly rich kids who own the game and can do and say anything that they like at any time. Jose likes attention and can do anything to get it. In all post match reviews he says the same thing - 'the referee was hostile and his sweet shy cudly boys were wrongfully targeted'. so what if Drogba and Robben treats the pitch as a swimming pool and dives deep down without any assistance from the opposite defenders. (they could have won olympic gold medals in diving and accolades for their oscar winning performances in front of the officials- you have to give them that) so what if Essien practices Muy Thai moves in the pitch or Ricardo trying hard to send someone to the hospital for good- they are just little innocent kids. All these needs hard training and who better to give them that other than THE MASTER - JOSE MOURINHO.
1038900
Nope.  Not until they do away with the offsides rule which will increase the scoring.  Americans like scoring.  That's one of the reasons that baseball is dying, which is also why they have juiced the ball, and ignored the steroid problem.  Anything to pick up the pace, and give people something to cheer about.  Also, soccer is too "stat-less".  Football, baseball, and basketball are constantly looking to new ways to measure success.  Besides a goal or a save, its hard for most to see any "good plays" to get excited about.
929354
no no no. maybe it'd be exciting for you, but for me, it would take the purpose out of the game. a game needs a structure and rules. the player needs limits so they can have something to work for. a game without structure and rules would be less meaningful and it would require less effort from both sides to score goals and what not. in other words, a game without structure and rules would be mad chaos.
440756
There is too much money in the game and it is my belief that managers encourage their players to dive maybe not as spectacularly as some do, but as there is alot of pulling of shirts and other tricks players use to gain a defensive advantage so I guess some plyers may feel justified by simulating as they feel they have been cheated first. A free kick takes pressure off or can allow the use of a set piece and as I said at the top with the money involved free kicks and any part of the game that can be used to gain an advantage will be used.
1019968
Can't think of any! And LOL in Klinsman case .... He'd probably fine his players for not diving. Remember his dives? They were part of his foot ball skills!
336609
Our coach used to set up 55 gallong rubbermaid trash cans and we'd have to hit them with enough force to knock them over.  Since they are smaller than a goal from 30-40 feet away it makes a pretty good challenge just to consistantly hit it.  \n\nOf Course when I last played soccer I was only 14.
288715
People wonder why soccer is a low scoring sport.\nI know why.\n***\nI guy scores a goal.\nHe tears off his jersey and sinks to his knees.\nThen the rest of the team jumps all over him and B+tt F+cks him in turn.
487795
Feedback:  Yes I do have a lot of experience with this.  Mud volleyball is a blast.  If you can control wetness of the mud, err on the wet side.  \nWarnings:  Make sure to remove any sticks, rocks, or derbi because people will dive if the mud is soft enough.    \nStrategy:  It's all about spacing your players out evenly around your side of the court/mud.  If you can, always hit it to the opposing team's weakest player every time!  \nGood Luck!!!
1021537
I personally dont see the point of using a soccer ball with a chip in it, it does not move at extremely rapid speeds as compared to sports like baseball and hockey, and the ball is not difficult to follow for spectators.  if it did have a chip in it, the info it could tell us would not really make the game that much more enjoyable.