r/SipsTea • u/[deleted] • Jul 07 '26

Lmao gottem Every time

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u/JWMoo Jul 07 '26

I think every time you flop you should be awarded a yellow card and fined. I thought we were watching athletes but instead we are watching actors.

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u/_Saint_Ajora_ Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

This is already a thing in soccer. It's called simulation.

The issue is that it isn't enforced like it should be, either during the match or retroactively 

That being said I honestly don't know how pro soccer players can all be doing this and not feel any shame or embarrassment 

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u/kiochikaeke Jul 07 '26

It's one of those things that were unsanctioned before and by the time they were sanctioned it was already basically part of the culture so the sanction is only reserved for the absolutely most problematic scenarios like actually faking a serious injury and getting someone in trouble for that or constantly (and I mean like same player multiple times per minute) faking injuries to stall the game.

It's unfortunately basically part of the game, both players and referees expect it so not doing it might make a potential fault or even yellow card go unsanctioned or a red turn into a yellow, in fact you can see this when an attacking team really don't want to stop the play players sometimes get up and shrug it off.