Girly, I'm not going to search through the 160 pages but you've basically defended the diving a number of times. It certainly gives the impression that you are favour, whether that is your intention or not.
The solution (like a few of the problems the sport faces) is so simple. A quick video review after the game where the officials hand out suspensions for flagrant dives. They release the video and the suspension at the same time and voila, diving ceases to be an issue at almost the exact same time.
I do wish that the offsides weren't an issue once the ball was at the top of the box as well. The whole point of the offside is to prevent cherry picking, and once the ball is that close the rule has served its purpose. From there on in the players could actually not worry about offsides. Might result in a few more goals, but might also result in a few more breakouts going the other way if teams were over zealous.
I know that the soccer purists hate these things, but just like everything else, the game should evolve.
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