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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
This feels like an absurd amount of flopping in this Ghana/Uruguay match.
At one point there were FOUR players rolling around on the ground - all of whom were up and playing within 2 minutes with the most extreme treatment provided being a quick shot of freeze spray on someone's hip.
I mean every 2 minutes I look up and one of these guys is dying. This is ****ing rough, man.
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Well, Ghana is overmatched, two goals down, and facing elimination with a loss. It’s desperation time for them. And the South American teams seem to feel diving is an art.
But really, there’s some amount of selling of fouls that goes on in the NFL and the NBA and other sports as well, whether that’s Tommy Townsend dramatically going to the ground after punts, certain QBs begging officials for calls all the time, or players making the motion for a flag in the middle of a play.
And being on the end of a tackle can cause acute pain that people can play through or run off at times. I think there’s more embellishment or attempts to “sell” a foul in soccer especially in desperate spots, but we’re underselling how much there is in other sports.