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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostMost of the responses on this diving topic revolves around the assumption that the player is trying to win a PK. Diving, embellished contact, going down easy, etc. happens all over the field. People get very upset about the offensive player “diving” trying to win a pk. Nobody gets mad about the defender who feels slight contact against their back and goes down trying to draw a free kick because they don’t want to get caught in possession. It is all the same. Reffs call soft fouls on attacking players being aggressive toward defenders who go down with light contact. Still a dive. People don’t go postal over it. But when you flip the script and the attackers go down with light contact it is unethical and a stain on the game. Why the double standard? A yellow will only be given in the box for simulation. Same play anywhere else is not even a free kick. It is reffs job to try and interpret what happened. Everyone is trying to manipulate the reff to gain an advantage. Some teams do it very well and gain an advantage. The game within the game. I salute those who have mastered the dark arts.
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