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Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
So why are you a Flames fan and not a canuck fan?
Soccer is a target because it happens 100 times a game. I haven't seen many players in the NBA flop and they have to stop play for 5 minutes getting a stretcher.
and using football players as examples is just ridiculous. Plays are so short and quick you don't have time to think about diving. But yeah Brady sure faked that injury. He did it so well he missed the rest of the season after week 1.
Soccer could be a better sport if they would stop thinking it's the 1800s and get with the times.
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I generally agree with your point, but the part about football is just plain wrong. Recievers dive all the time to draw PI flags, QB's go down at a hint of contact to draw roughing the passer flags, as do kickers, and plenty of guys will send themselves flying on a hit at the whistle to get a call.
It's not quite the same as in soccer, but it exists in every sport. The thing that sets soccer apart is the faked injuries, you don't see that nearly as much in any other sport.