06-28-2018, 06:32 PM
pRICE cUBE wrote:
I find the level of flopping frequency exceeds all other sports I have viewed by far. I do not observe this kind of behavior with women's soccer. I actually enjoy watching and taking pictures of women's soccer due to the flopping issue.
I'd like to see retroactively issues carding for flopping. Officials can review games and issue cards to players depending on what the flopping call caused. A player will miss games if they are constantly found to be flopping.
Right on both counts. I very much enjoy watching soccer and have watched more World Cup this year than the past year of the 4 major US team sports combined. For reference, >12 years ago I was the polar opposite.
Flopping is soccer's embarrassment and it cheapens real injuries on the field as nobody can tell an actual injury until you see blood flowing. That said, it's part of the game and the rules list in soccer is so short compared to MLB, NFL, NBA that the wiggle room to get an advantage is narrow and that comes out as the flop. It's the best way to game the game.