Diving at the World Cup
July 9, 2006 | In SportsFifa, the sport’s governing body, has promised that referees will be under instructions to crack down on all aspects of gamesmanship to try to ensure that the sport’s image is not tarnished by play-acting at this summer’s World Cup.
The Fifa referees’ committee will impress on officials the importance of punishing “any simulating action anywhere on the field which is intended to deceive the referee” with a yellow card
The Times, February 14, 2006
Here are some of Portugal’s antics from the 2006 World Cup game against France.
Where were the yellow cards?
