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Diving becoming a cancer in football - Fifa's Jim Boyce
Fifa vice-president Jim Boyce says he believes diving in football is becoming a "cancer within the game".
He made his comments after watching footage of Liverpool's Luis Suarez going to ground during Sunday's 0-0 draw with Stoke at Anfield.
"I have seen several incidents and the Suarez incident, and to me it is nothing less than cheating," he said.
Jim Boyce Fifa vice-president“It can be dealt with retrospectively by disciplinary committees - and it is done so in some associations - and I believe that is the correct thing to do”
"It's becoming a cancer within the game. If it is clear it's simulation, they should be severely punished."
In September, Stoke boss Tony Pulis called for the Football Association to punish those found guilty of diving with three-match bans .
Then on Sunday, he said striker Suarez deserved to be suspended for what he deemed to be diving during the draw at Anfield.
Boyce also thought action was necessary, even if the initial incident had been missed by the match officials.
"It can be dealt with retrospectively by disciplinary committees - it is done so in some associations - and I believe that is the correct thing to do," added the 68-year-old from Northern Ireland.
"It can at times be very, very difficult for referees to judge whether something is a foul or a fair tackle and if players are diving then it makes their job even harder."
An FA spokesman said: "Simulation is not something that the FA currently take retrospective action over but it is an issue that is often reviewed and discussed by the game's stakeholders."
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers defended Suarez following the accusations from Pulis.
"At this moment, there seems to be one set of rules for Luis and another set for everyone else," he said.
"Diving and simulation is obviously a wider issue in football and one that we all agree has to be eradicated from our game, but there were other incidents this weekend that didn't seem to generate the same coverage."
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Comment number 804.
Javier11th October 2012 - 17:59
Suarez is not a cancer for football, He is a winner.
But he has a problem, he is a latin guy in a society totally racist like England.
Why Terry is being judge differently than Luis Suarez for the same reason? Is this not a racist attitude?
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Comment number 803.
DrCajetanCoelho11th October 2012 - 12:57
Divers send wrong signals in our Society. Footballers are well paid gentlemen. Unethical practice like diving is providing easy food for thought to those pretending to be beggars, who try to win over sympathy of fellow citizens, refuse to work, intensify begging acts, taking the "diving footballers" as their true role models. Footballers are capable of playing without falling.
Dr. Cajetan Coelho
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Comment number 802.
XTempest11th October 2012 - 12:08
Why not make all penalty decisions worthy of replay?
Players that have dived RED.
Players that have gone down under minimal duress Yellow.
Players asking for a card, get a yellow.
Time wasting from dead ball situations maximum 25secs otherwise a yellow.
Yeah I am aware Young, Nani, Welbeck would be banned in 30 seconds, but heck not like they do much good on the field.
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Comment number 801.
repairruns11th October 2012 - 11:58
Dives leading to a penalty should be punished retrospectively with the result changed to a draw unless the team awarded the penalty wins by 3 clear goals. Players should be allowed to appeal for a penalty by making an agreed signal to the ref. If a penalty is not given immediately, play continues while a video ref reviews it. If the player scores during that time then there is no problem.
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Comment number 800.
Chris Grey11th October 2012 - 11:51
Diving is cheating, definitely ban the divers before the game becomes a laughing stock.
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