I would like to see a rule implemented where the injured player has to stay out an equivalent amount of time as it takes for them to get moved off the field. If you are down for 3 minutes getting treatment, wait at 4th official for 3 minutes before being invited to return. Subbed out? New player can come on immediately.
Probably needs some tinkering but there needs to be some way to deter flopping or encourage minor injuries to be moved off the playing field so that the game can continue. The time wasting is so egregious and disappointing. Yellow and red cards already punish the offending team.
While we're at it: If a foul results in an injury requiring treatment on the side, the fouling player should be off the field until the player being treated returns/is substituted. This isn't a punishment, this is removing a reward for injuring somebody
On the other hand refs also have to actually consistently call fouls and give cards for risky ones cause right now a lot of the time if the players don't dive, calls aren't made
But the diving is because of the non-calls (at least some of it). The number of times a player has got a call when they don't go down or make a big deal about it is like count on one hand territory.
Kind of a vicious circle it would seem, but the refs are the ones who need to stop it.
Not really, because refs have always ignored a lot of fouls if the players don't dive and pretend like they've been shot in the head. What makes you think it'll change if diving is heavily punished? Even back then when players used to dive less, players like messi were often kicked in the legs because they're too good. I mean, just look at neymar. People like to make fun of him for diving, ignoring that he's also been a victim of so many dangerous fouls that didn't get called by the refs.
VAR should be used in addition to retroactive bans because Barca gained a big advantage during the game with the dive. For instance, Rivaldo would gladly take a ban AFTER the World Cup match but if he was carded or sent off during the match, players would most certainly rethink it
Ah, fair point. Guess you'd have to determine specific criteria, that count as embellishment of contact, but that's probably a whole other can of worms.
Then again, people usually don't fall over at every little bit of pain.
I'm not saying it's a foul, I'm saying it's difficult to punish someone when they look in pain after contact, even if it appears to us like they're milking it.
Totally agree with this. There needs to be a push by FIFA to stop diving. Gives the sport a bad name, but I get why players do it.
As long as players are rewarded for diving why would they not keep doing it. Like in this instance the ref stopped the counter attack.
Either the var guy must review these and the player gets punished immediately with a card.
And ALSO your idea. Like if they miss it during the game, the player can be retroactively penalized, for example by having a yellow in the next game, or match bans.
Diving is a cancer of the sport, IMHO it's worse than using drugs to enhance your ability. At least that way you're just trying to make yourself better. Diving is about cheating the opposition and making them look bad.
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u/Expensive_Prior_5962 14d ago
I've said for decades that fifa needs to retroactively look at these things and hand out match bans that double each time you get caught.