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Article: Science tackles football's divers
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- September 16, 2009
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IT IS the lowest form of drama played out in some of football's
grandest theatres; but referees have now been given a tool with
which to root out the age-old scourge of diving.
A psychologist has devised a guide which, he claims, could be
used by match officials to punish those players who go to ground on
the flimsiest of pretexts.
Dr Paul Morris, an expert on the embodiment of emotions and
intentions at the University of Portsmouth, has identified four
actions employed by footballers when faking a fall.
Arguments over diving have intensified in recent weeks, most
notably following Celtic's Champions League match against Arsenal
last month.
Eduardo, a striker for the London side, was ...