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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Yup. Because the prize for faking isn't as high in other sports. In football you can roll around on the ground grabbing you leg all you want, all you're going to get is 15 yards and everyone laughing at you.
But in soccer, that red card is game changer and players will fake to get other players booked ot sent off. It's an unfortunate part of the modern game as NBC stated earlier. And the dumb ref falls for it all the time. Especially these flamboyant South American refs who want attention and looking for an excuse to flash a red card!
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I don't know that it's fair to put all the blame on the refs, it's a fast game on a massive field and they're supposed to pick up often small touches from 30 yards away. Not an easy task. It's especially tough when every call or missed call can be disected from multiple angles in super slo-mo. I'm not saying they don't deserve part of the blame, but there are certainly calls that it's tough to point at the ref for considering all the circumstances. The players have to take some responsibility, if prominent players took a stand against diving it would be a big step. The issue is that many of the most prominent players are also the most prominent divers. If only they could get the Keano treatment as punishment.
