How can we stop all this diving and cheating in todays football?

Question

Its spoiling the 'beautiful' game!!!

Answer 1

fifa should be abnle to watch the match afterwards, determine whether the player dived and then ban him from the rest of the tournament it would soon solve the problem

Answer 2

Firstly: The reasons refs rarely punish for diving is that they can't see everything in slow motion from 5 angles, so it;s very hard for them to see if the person is diving or not. The ref therefore won't give a card incase he is wrong about whether the player dived.

How can we stop diving? There are more refs than football games happening at once, so 2 or 3 of the "spare" refs should analyse possible dives after the game and issue cards accordingly, which would come into force for the next match. (eg if Christiano Ronaldo was to dive once, the would start his next match with a yellow card). This would take the pressure off refs to deal with diving incidents, and prevent diving from taking place in the future.

Answer 3

I've chatted to lots of people about this... and there numerous things we should do. Believe it or not FIFA are planning on 'experimenting' with a few ideas...

But what I believe would work would be:

Place more emphasis on carding for dives. ie. If a player is fouled, even if it was a genuine foul for which he has legitimate complaint, and he then chooses to add to his fall by rolling or holding his body theatrically then he should receive a yellow. The fouler should walk away uncarded.

If a player dives completely with full theatrics, rolls, face holding and a little launch leap before he fell then he should be given an instant red. Send him of the pitch.

In controversial decisions a simple close camera system should be used and studied by a team of assesors off-pitch who then confirm or deny the decision with the referee via his headset. This system is already used in rugby and so the technology is in place. FIFA choose not it use this system as they prefer the theatrics - more drama = more TV viewers = more money.

A token idea that FIFA is toying with is that of using two referees on the pitch... bit dubious about this one myself as I think it could cause confusion, amongst players and fans, and one referee would still have to have the power to have 'the final say' on awkward disputes. So not much difference between that and the current referee/linesman set-up.

A more punishing idea would be to leave the game as it is... but have an independant reviewing team to study the match afterwards in detail. They could then count up all the dives, fouls, squabbles, influences on the referee and theatrics made by each team and then fine the actual teams or players involved... either with actual cash which could then be fed back into the game, or fine with a system of cards or match bans for the individual players involved...

...of course all this would mean that, for a short while at least, we would'nt get to see a few of the more theatrical characters on the pitch, playing the legitimate footy that they have the ability to do, as often as they should be...

...but it's pretty clear we need more emphasis put on dives and less on silly little 'one light touch' fouls.

Answer 4

There are many alternatives
Diving if noticed by the referee should be severely punished-not just the player banned for the rest of the tournament(as suggested by someone) but the team loses the match. So the entire team suffers for the mistake of one player. This will make players more careful, atleast for the sake of the team.
If diving or any form of cheating is noticed after the match, then once again the same rules apply, but this time the team too automatically goes out of the tournament alongwith the player concerned.

Answer 5

the problem is, FIFA are loathed to come up with anything that can't be implemented worldwide i.e. video refereeing like in rugby, because poor footie nations wouldn't be able to afford it so they twiddle their thumbs. what they should do is look at docking the team with the offender in by one point, that way the managers would nip it in the bud as I'm sure at the moment some would encourage it if it means winning.

I remember a time when any team playing champions league (back when it was for the champions of each league only-back in the pre-lucrative tv package days) whereby each team was only allowed 3 foreigners a side. do this in the uk game full stop and I reckon the diving would be greatly reduced as well as getting more home grown talent in there!

Answer 6

The only sure fire way is to use a fourth official video ref who then radios a dive or other infringement to the referee within a few seconds. When they can't get away with it and end up getting themselves sent off, not their opponent, then they may start to play football instead of amateur dramatics. Other sports use this sort of technology very successfully and I don't see why they don't try to use it to make the beautiful game, beautiful again.

Answer 7

FIFA made a big thing before about not allowing all the cheating, diving, arguing with the referee, crowding the referee, and more besides but it just did`nt happen, and until it is stopped we will have to continue watching this farce instead of a game of FOOTBALL.

Answer 8

I agree with the use of the video coverage. This should be used to not only ban the player for a ridiculous amount of matches such as a minimum 10 games or for 3-5 months but they should also be heavily fined with the money going to charity.

If they know they will suffer badly they this may cut it out.

Answer 9

Stop it at an early age. Do not teach children to do it - that is down to the junior soccer coaches.
I coach an under 10 team to play football and enjoy it. Cheating has no part to play in the game.
It is supposed to be entertainment!

Answer 10

Bring in the TV ref's, when there is a debatable question you go to the camera and show the public why, what , etc.By explaining your decision to the spectator's you do away with violence in between the public and the player's plus you are also educating the people.Long Live the Beautiful Game. VIVA.

Answer 11

It is all about the culture and history of a Country which instils a national pride and way of behaving in it's citizens. Have you read the book " Portuguese War Heroes"? It is only half a page long ang gives insight into the courage and behaviour of their footballers.