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Originally Posted by goldorak
The italian player didn't simulate the fall in the small area.
If he did he would have gotten the red card directly. However he took advantage of a defensor's mistake (something any world class forward would have taken advantage of) and this my friends is were you distinguish world class players from "newbies" such as the socceroos.
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No, it's how you distinguish good sportsmanship from shameful misconduct. It is indeed unfortunate that taking dives is so widespread in soccer that you would call it 'world class' instead of cheating.
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You may not like it, but thats how it is.
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You are right, that's how it is. That is why I said the game is fundamentally flawed compared other codes of football.