A New Way to Look at Diving

There is nothing like diving. An art hated by many, appreciated by some, it's a part of football whether we like it or not. So until it's eradicated from the game, I am providing fans a new wave of classifying a dive. A fool proof system to help you identify the severity of the transgression committed when our favorite footballers decide to cheat. I give you...

Ginge's Six Levels of Footy Diving!

Level 1: "The C-Ron"

Some contact between the defender and the attacking player. Attacking player should have kept his feet but instead chooses to go to ground in an attempt to trick the referee.

Level 2: "The Gerrard"

Minimal contact between the defender and the attacking player. No chance the attacking player should leave their feet but they do so anyway. As if that wasn't enough, the players adds a dramatic action such as flailing of the arms, exaggerated roll, or reaching for a phantom injury.

Level 3: "The Eduardo"

No contact whatsoever between the defender and the attacking player. Attacking player in a ridiculous attempt to draw a foul goes to ground as if he's been shot by a sniper.

Level 4: "The Montero"

Attacking player initiates contact and/or fouls defender. Both players go to ground and the attacking player suddenly begins rolling around in faux agony despite being the individual who created the contact and/or committed the foul.

Level 5: "The Zaccardo"

Blatant obvious cheating designed to do nothing more than to steal an undeserved draw or victory for your team. There is no contact, no reason for the attacking player to drop and often they feign an injury to a part of the body that obviously had nothing at all to do with the fake tackle they are trying to sell (example, defender is near their right leg and the player grabs his eye).




Level 6: "The Klinsmann"

Ridiculously sublime.

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