dudeman,
I heartily concur with your feelings about the 'theatrics of soccer'. But what can be done about it? It is obviously widely accepted internationally and you don't see it in the states. The international players don't complain about it, because all teams do it. I have never seen a card shown internationally for 'faking an injury', and only a few times for a dive. It can only be controlled by refs giving a caution for unsporting behavior. But they never will at the international level. Some posters like to 'poke fun' at the best ref in SC, Beiber. But if he was in center during an international game with 'theatrics', the cards would be shown in the first 5 mins.
