From: William Clark on 22 Jun 2010 07:52 In article <88aunfFnbmU1(a)mid.individual.net>, "Bob" <Bob(a)Bob.com> wrote: > William Clark wrote: > > In article <4c1f2771$0$23955$afc38c87(a)read01.usenet4all.se>, > > "Winston Smith, American Patriot" <FranzKafka(a)Oceania.WhiteHouse.GOV> > > wrote: > > > >> 21 June 2010 > >> > >> The New York Times explains to its readers, who may not be > >> conversant with usual soccer play, that players may intentionally > >> fall (dive) in order to obtain cautions or dismissals of opponents. > >> > >> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/21/sports/soccer/21diving.html > >> > >> It is utterly surprising to Americans that players would feign > >> injury in a sport, slowing down the game and doing what it considers > >> acts of behavior perhaps seen only in children. > > > > I can only imagine what the reaction of an NHL player would be to > > these theatrics. I would say within two minutes, the cheater would be > > carrying a real injury, like missing some teeth. > > Which only shows the level of unacceptable violence in hockey. True, but at least there is a certain brutal honesty that is sadly lacking in footballers. |