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Originally Posted by d_phaneuf

thats not a dive, Alli is a diver, but thats not a dive

when a defender sticks his leg out like that, the player is going down, in Alli's case it was because he tried to move his leg and it caused his fall. Ronaldo and Bale used to get the same thing all the time, you move out of the way of contact and it causes you to go down

He was 100% looking for the penalty, a player running towards the touchline at that part of the field always is, but its the defenders fault for sticking his leg out

Originally Posted by d_phaneuf

because the contact is right in front of him

his choices are

A. hit the leg, potential injury and go down

What you are saying.

1. That's not a dive.
2. He fell whilst looking for a penalty.
3. Even though he fell it was a foul because he dove over potential contact in front of him.
4. He was trying to prevent an injury

When you jump off the ground without contact it is a dive.

Mata!