Diving In Soccer - The Way To Eliminate It!

[TFC21]

Once again another bogus diVe this time last night by the Mexican player resulting in a penalty kick goal and effected the outcome of a world cup match. What a joke that this crap is allowed to continue in the beautiful game. When will FIFA and the sport of soccer get tough on diving?

Here is a sure fire way to eliminate diving in the box. If the referee see's a dive the player is tossed and the opposing team is awarded the penalty kick. If the ref wants another look...no problem boys...it goes upstairs like the NFL & NHL for a video review.

We will see who dives in the box then.

Discuss

[BoostedE55AMG]

How do you know it was a dive?


The camera angle is horrible, for all we know Renato could have been grabbing Gio's jersey and we can't see from that angle. In fact, the ref tugged on his own shirt to signify Renato was pulling on Gio's jersey. So cut the BS!

Look at minute 2:52, the ref is tugging on his own shirt!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3zXoXc-6kI

[SCIX]

It looked to me like there had to of been some holding from the Port player. But even so that PK wouldnt of changed anything. Mexico was and Is the better team.

[Aguilas Del America]

What a joke. If there was anybody diving last night it was the Portuguese. I swer there was not one minute that passed where I didnt see one 'Guese on the floor.

[Ref Flunkie]

What a joke. If there was anybody diving last night it was the Portuguese. I swer there was not one minute that passed where I didnt see one 'Guese on the floor.

Guess they learned from the older brothers on the national team.

[El Cabrito]

Banning Portugal would be a start.

[elluisillo]

http://ronaldo-is.com/pics/ronaldo-crying2.jpg

they learned from this guy

[BoostedE55AMG]

http://ronaldo-is.com/pics/ronaldo-crying2.jpg

they learned from this guy

geeze, ihateronaldo.com ?

Poor Christiano lol

[Quaresma]

Jealously is the biggest form of flattery

also mexicans, we were missing all our top yougsters from chelsea, arsenal, valencia, the best ones from sporting, porto, inter milan etc

and yet we still had more scoring chances, shots, corner kicks..while mexico besides the two goals only had one other decent chance which was in ther first half.

Also we were the divers? oh i guess thats why gio dos santos got booked for diving and no portugeuse player did..and the ref was english, so he obviously hates portugal.

Besides, gios foul even if given started OUTSIDE THE PENATLY AREA

[Kebbie Gazauzkas]

I don't like diving, but that's simply too harsh, I think that video replays + mandatory yellow card could do the job..

[Nocturnal]

talented players dive because that is the only way they can get justice for all the kicks they get during a game. how else are they gona stop them? :rolleyes:

[dmike]

mmm that call was pretty confusing call.

Obivously the ref called the penalty because a jersey pull. The question is why didn't he call it before Gio dribbled into the penalty area?? He was in the same motion going down before the got near the penalty area. I guess you can say it was a smart move by Gio even if it was cheap.

[goke313]

first time i'm agreeing with u

[TFC21]

Forget about the Mexico vs Portugal game.

What the hell is FIFA gonna do to stop diViNg, especially diVinG in the box?

What about any diVe in the box goes upstaires for a review. Ok fine if it's ruled a diVe the player is yellow carded. If that doesn't stop it...red cards...still doesn't work...red cards and the opposing team gets a penalty kick.

Something has gotta be done...seeing world cup matches decided off highly questionable embelished diVes and penalty kick goals is wrong, period.

[MountainHawk]

Execute players that get caught diving 2 times in the same tournament.

That would end it. ;-)

[BoostedE55AMG]

Jealously is the biggest form of flattery

also mexicans, we were missing all our top yougsters from chelsea, arsenal, valencia, the best ones from sporting, porto, inter milan etc

and yet we still had more scoring chances, shots, corner kicks..while mexico besides the two goals only had one other decent chance which was in ther first half.

Also we were the divers? oh i guess thats why gio dos santos got booked for diving and no portugeuse player did..and the ref was english, so he obviously hates portugal.

Besides, gios foul even if given started OUTSIDE THE PENATLY AREA

How can you tell when the shirt pulling started? The camer angle shows nothing!!

Gio got a yellow card for a dive? It was the same thigh to thigh contact that got Landon Donavon a penalty vs Mexico in the Copa America.

You had better scoring chances? Name one! The goal by Portugal was a gift from Blanco, it should have been stopped, it was shot right at him, he shouldn't have even dived.

Mexico only had one clear shot at goal? It was in the first half? What about the pass from Vela to Gio in the 2nd half? Gio just needed to put a foot on it and it's a goal. The score could have just as easily been 4-0 Mexico.

Give me a break, Portugal had one more shot on goal even tho they had twice as many corner kicks. Mexico had better scoring chances, they just blew some easy ones.

[REALFOREVER]

I think that video replays + mandatory yellow card could do the job..

+1

I would give reds in instances where there is just no contact at all.

[Auriaprottu]

How to stop diving? Call the fouls when defenders commit them. Lean on them. Don't let the Game become any more biased in favor of them. Take back the Game, and the skill players won't have to worry about being allowed to play. No more diving.

[RichardL]

How to stop diving? Call the fouls when defenders commit them. Lean on them. Don't let the Game become any more biased in favor of them. Take back the Game, and the skill players won't have to worry about being allowed to play. No more diving.I think it's a little much to assume those that dive when there's been no contact at all are doing so because fouls aren't being called, or that they'd stop if more fouls were called.

I agree that a lot of players do dive because fouls aren't being called, and maybe that particular aspect of diving might be lessened, but that's about it.

On problem is the change in the rules where intent was removed. Prior to that, just flopping when you've brushed past someone was less likely to get a free-kick. In my opinion, contact itself shouldn't be a foul. As it stands a player can concede a penalty and be sent off for making slight and purely accidental contact with a striker. That is just absurd.

[TFC21]

+1

I would give reds in instances where there is just no contact at all.

Ok good ideas...we are making progress!