Quote (Jupe @ Feb 3 2013 11:53pm)
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People don't realize that soccer is essentially a sport where you need to justify every call you get. These three examples are extreme cases of acting out penalties, but within the game there are many "dives". But these dives are actually warranted and here is why:
If a soccer player does not fall to the ground, no call will be made. Ever. I don't care if a defender comes up and kicks you square in the thigh, if you don't fall, it won't be called. That is how the game works. This is because it is a fast paced game with one main ref to watch it. "Get more refs then". Absolutely not, it will congest the field and turn into a shit show. Also, many of these calls that get shown as diving, do not even get called. And I guarantee for the three you showed there, the culprits got warned and the next time it happened, carded.
Edit: I don't care if you don't like the sport. You just have to respect the athletes who play it and the skill it takes. And I also leave you with Mario, who could kick the shit out of you even if you had a gun. /rant
This post was edited by E1337N355 on Feb 4 2013 12:04am