The diving has definitely been toned down this World Cup. Getting tripped at full speed knocks people down, the reason you don't see it in north american football is that for for one, it's a penalty, and for two, you're allowed to just hit the guy with your body instead. Still everyone that complains how easily guys go down should go take a run out in the park and have some friends randomly run after you and stick their feet into your path if you think it's so easy to stay vertical. Oh, and make sure you're pushing a soccer ball ahead of you so you're concentrating on that and not how you're going to avoid someone tripping you up.
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