2 match penalty for flopping now in England

Good idea in theory, but I have no faith in the FA to hand out penalties fairly.

Worth a shot, hopefully the fact it's out there will be enough of a deterrent where it will lessen the need for the FA to take any retrospective punishment anyway.

Now if only the other leagues, who actually need it, would enact this.

It's a good start and if it at least only punishes flopping and injury simulation where there is no contact at all upon review (Rashford, yes I'm still mad), then I will take it

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At least use the right terminology

This isn't the NBA

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It will be hilarious when the first English player gets banned

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Obviously it started more with certain nationalities, but it's a worldwide problem now. I'm interested to see how it works, but I think it's a step in the right direction.

Now we just needs referees to not only call fouls when someone goes down holding their head or ankle because that just makes players think that's the only way they'll get a call anyway.

This will produce some great TV next year with clips of players diving and writhing on the ground off pure instinct and then remembering a split second later they can be banned for it.

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Now if only the other leagues, who actually need it, would enact this.

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Diving is a huge problem everywhere. England is not immune.

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Listen to the English media. It's still all Johnny Foreigner

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Oh I know. But you can't listen to the English media on everything

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You know what he is talking about. Don't be an a-hole just to be an a-hole. Are you going to reprimand someone that says cleats instead of boots? Field instead of pitch?

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Let's just go ahead and rename this the Football Board to make SCH and Bhoy happy

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Let's just go ahead and rename this the Football Board to make SCH and Bhoy happ

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That would rustle so many jimmies and increase traffic around here.