Comments on: A Pink Card for Diving

By: Go Far Post

Go Far Post — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:07:56 +0000

Our company, Go Far Post, sells pink cards (since December 2005). The pink card is identical to the referee’s yellow and red cards with the notable exception that it is bright fluorescent pink. We believe that if diving is to be eradicated from the game of football, the supporters in the stands will have to be the ones to lead the way. The pink card is for them. Imagine hundreds, or even thousands, of supporters displaying pink cards and loudly chanting a guilty footballer’s name following an obvious dive. That would send a powerful and humiliating message to that footballer that that sort of behavior on the pitch will no longer be tolerated. The potential for a “Pink Card of the Day” segment on the evening football highlights would be entertaining as well.

By: Miramar

Miramar — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 23:33:31 +0000

I liked the idea about the pink card for a bad dive. I would take it one step further. Bring out a group of ballerinas, and shower the bugger with flowers after the pink card is awarded. It wouldn’t take long. As slow as most soccer matches are, you could do it at the point of the infraction and the game could move along as it usually does like some slow river making its way to a far away ocean. No one is held up and the crowd in the stands could resume its fights with the opposing team’s fans.

By: divenemy

divenemy — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 23:33:55 +0000

Agree with Martium. When fans accept this, or even worse defend it http://www.slate.com/id/2144625 it becomes all the more difficult to stamp it out. These people are a disgrace to all that’s fair. They are not sportsmen in any sense of the word. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=sportsmanship “# Conduct and attitude considered as befitting participants in sports, especially fair play, courtesy, striving spirit, and grace in losing.”

By: Pregnant Without Intercourse » A modest proposal

Pregnant Without Intercourse » A modest proposal — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 22:47:56 +0000

[...] The diving thing has been discussed all over the place by many other people who have pointed out ideas for the solving the problem. [...]

By: martium

martium — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:57:31 +0000

Every officiated sport in the world is susceptible to faking, but it’s the attitude of the fans and the administration that allows it to continue.

A known flopper wouldn’t last ten minutes in the AFL (Australian Football League).

In football, entire countries (like Italy) accept it as a playing tactic. Whatever it takes.

It’s shameful, really, that fans applaud it.

To the Italian player Grossi – if you’re not good enough to get past an opponent, cop it on the chin and try harder next time, you soft prick.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 02:05:24 +0000

I think they should require any player who is on the ground for over 5 seconds to sub out for a pre-determined length of time (5 minutes perhaps).

By: (Only) Six Ways to Improve World Cup - FIFA World Cup 2006 - Brazil World Cup Team Blog

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 13:57:06 +0000

[...] #3: A new form of punishing actors that value drama more than football, diving for no reason, pretending to have been shot on the face instead of receiving a ball in the knees, jumping like a ballerina doing funny faces, you know what I mean, right? Bob said something about a pink card that would work like the yellow one. Why not use a handball rule on this? Send the player off for 5 minutes! It’s an immediate action that would not only embarrass the player but harm his whole team. I’m sure nobody would want to play this shameful role. We can be creative on the color of this card, pink, blue, red with yellow dots, or it could even have Rivaldo’s picture there. In case the referees don’t see the theater at the time, the player should receive the punishment at the next game, after examination of TV images. [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 14:08:24 +0000

This whole thing about diving blew up because of the antics of the some Chelsea players recently, chief among them Drogba.
In a game against Newcastle a couple of weeks back he went two yards past a Newcastle player, didn’t get touched, dived in the air and flapped around like a salmon swimming up stream against a raging river, completely ridiculous.

Maybe in Germany they’d call him a lark, in England he’s called a fucking cheat. All the FA have to do is look at the film the next day and say there you go Drogba, a two game ban. See if he does it again.

By: El Classico - FIFA World Cup 2006 - Iran World Cup Team Blog

El Classico - FIFA World Cup 2006 - Iran World Cup Team Blog — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 01:16:35 +0000

[...] Penalty for Barca Carlos Alberto Ronaldo’s Pink Card! [...]

By: Arno

Arno — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 01:08:35 +0000

April the 1st Joke, must be! :)