WITH NEWS THAT Paolo Di Canio has suggested diving in football is legitimate, the old debate is set to rage once more.
Given that Di Canio is not the first football person to indicate that diving is an acceptable part of modern-day football, we thought we’d ask you whether the practice is no longer taboo.
After all, in modern football, millions of euro, not to mention people’s jobs and livelihoods are at stake.
People may argue that football is no longer only a game and that the issue of fair play cannot be viewed in such black and white terms.
Then again, with millions of youngsters tuning in every week, there is reason to suggest that players who deliberately deceive the referee are setting a bad example.
Moreover, it could be argued that cheating in any form, irrespective of what’s at stake, is wrong.
Regardless, with FIFA failing to do much to stamp out the problem, and mangers such as Di Canio condoning this behaviour, it looks as if the issue will remain a factor in modern football for the foreseeable future.
So what do you think, is diving acceptable?
Trying me best to forget it
Delaney out
I’ll tell you what I remember, the worst football I’ve seen in over a decade. Players not wanting to play for their country because of a little jumped up tw@t of an assistant manager, over priced tickets and then top it all off give McCarthy the job for 2 years and no matter how well he does he is then replaced. Ah what a year
3/10 as if I care.
@Michael Lynch: ditto
What I saw almost put me to sleep.
But most of it we didn’t see as they all seem to be on paid TV.
8/10 remember it all to well :(
Give it up altogether waste of money