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Should there be an Olympic medal for "Best Acting by a Soccer Player"? (Original Post)
ohiosmith
Jul 2012
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Archae
(46,364 posts)1. I don't quite follow you.
Are you talking about the Korea mix-up where the N Koreans threw a tantrum?
ohiosmith
(24,262 posts)2. No! I'm talking about the way they fake injuries to get the other team penalized. Some of them
should be on the Diving Team. Sorry! Should have have clearer.
Archae
(46,364 posts)3. I don't know.
Mostly I think of the "drama queens" in soccer who throw tantrums and get vicious.
Baitball Blogger
(46,775 posts)4. They don't just drop to get a penalty.
They also drop to give their team a chance to rest up.