World Cup Discussion Thread

[Fragbait]

Falsely trying to portray a slide tackle as injurious is cheating

Oh, come on.

I don't think that you've never been fouled, hit the ground and that you never screamed because of the sudden rush the pain causes.

Not everbody who screams and holds his leg after a foul is a liar and cheater, even if he continues to play later on. I don't think that martial attitude is worth a tinker's cuss.
Clishee of an American watching a soccer game:
"Get the fu** up you little liar!"
*pause*
"Oops, he suffered a rupture of a muscle fiber... Well, it did look like a bloody dive, didn't it? Wuss!"

In reality, it's either:

You get fouled.
You fall.
You hold the body part that hurts, and scream.
Sometimes it hurts bad enough to have a doctor have a look at it.
Often he makes it hurt less, and you grit your teeth and continue to play.
Sometimes the doctor tells you that this game is over for you.
Sometimes he tells you that you will probably be unable to play for months.

Or:
You don't get fouled.
You fall.
You pretend to be hurt and scream in acted agony.
The referee may see through your manouver or not.
If he sees through it, you receive the yellow card. One more yellow card, and you're out.
If he doesn't see through it, you get a free kick / penalty kick, and the enemy player possibly gets penalised.

I still think that case 1 is fare more frequent.

Greetings, Fragbait