Diving At the World Cup
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by user Christof
Being a very casual soccer fan, I will admit I rarely watch anything soccer related if it does not involve the World Cup tournament. So 2006 is the first time that I have really followed the sport since 2002.
With that said, one of the most surprising, if not disturbing, trends that I have seen at this year's world cup is the dives that some players are taking. A player bumps into another and that player rolls around on the ground like he just blew out 3 knee ligaments. A lot of these players should be nominated for an Oscar, for their acting is world class.
Also, what is the deal with carrying out the stretcher every time a guy goes down. At least check to see if he is even hurt. It truly looks stupid when you see the stretcher brought out for a guy who will walk off without even a limp 2 minutes later.
Soccer is suppose to be the biggest sport in the world. Yet, it barely registers a pulse in the United States. This will continue to occur as long as you players taking dives in the games.
Finally, the amount of yellow cards and red cards being called by FIFA refs is record setting. Can they add a pink card for the fakers and divers?
Date
Mon 06/26/06, 3:19 pm EST
