[DuffMan]

Originally Posted by Huntingwhale

All the diving in the FIFA World Cup RMGM. Jesus Christ, I thought it was bad in hockey. But this year is at an entirely new level of disgracefulness. I watched the Costa Rica vs Greece game yesterday and it was easily the most diving I have ever seen in any sporting event in my 29 years of watching sports. The tinniest of contact means guys doing barrel rolls, holding their head like they have been beaten with a bat. In particular, the Costa Rican player Joel Campbell is now my most hated player after watching his antics. Disgraceful. At one point in the match yesterday, CR had 3 players on the ground, all wiggling around in ''pain'', when they were already a man down due to red card violation. But yet when contact is made when they have a good scoring chance, magically the player is able to stand up right away and continue on with his attack.

But for me what makes it even worse, is that at least in hockey you get called out for it. Even the announcers will call a dive when they see it. The futball announcers act like it's part of the game. Like this is normal behaviour. FFS, call it when you see someone flopping around on the field. The media should be up in arms over the amount of diving going on.

I respect futball players for how intense the game is for them, and how much stamina is takes to perform for that long. But from what I've seen, they are easily the biggest pussies in all of sports.

Mexico agrees.