Cheating - Just how big is the Problem?
Alex Schalk cheating for Ross County v Celtic Another day and another dive. There are several incidents every weekend, but just how large is the problem? Yellow Card Statistics for 2015/16 Season in the English Premier League Sources: The Premier League Totalsportek.com Rule 12 of the Laws of the Game states that a player must be cautioned for attempts to deceive the referee. The two examples given for simulation are feigning injury and pretending to have been fouled (as Mr. Schalk did in the earlier video). Is the problem really this small? 16 players were carded for diving in the 760 English Premier League matches of 2015/16 season. One caution for simulation in every 47.5 matches. I don't think that is the problem that I see every week! Getting data on this subject is not straight forward. Even the FAs may not collect the data fully. In their match reports, referees have to log each yellow and red card, naming ...