Post by mojo on Jan 3, 2014 9:45:15 GMT
....i actually agree with Blatter ! 
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25586007
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has proposed the use of a time penalty as a deterrent to diving in football.
Blatter feels players who get treatment but are not badly injured should have to wait longer before rejoining play.
"I find it deeply irritating, when the half-dead player comes back to life as soon as they have left the pitch," said Blatter, 77, in his Fifa Weekly column. "The referee can make the player wait until the numerical disadvantage has had an effect on the game." .........
.......... As part of his proposals to clamp down on cheating within the game, Blatter emphasised Fifa's stance on whether the ball should be put out of play if a player is injured.
"The ball is in the referees' court," added Blatter.
"The instructions are now clear on this matter: if a player is lying on the floor, the opposing team are not required to put the ball into touch.
"The referee should only intervene if he believes a serious injury has occurred."
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25586007
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has proposed the use of a time penalty as a deterrent to diving in football.
Blatter feels players who get treatment but are not badly injured should have to wait longer before rejoining play.
"I find it deeply irritating, when the half-dead player comes back to life as soon as they have left the pitch," said Blatter, 77, in his Fifa Weekly column. "The referee can make the player wait until the numerical disadvantage has had an effect on the game." .........
.......... As part of his proposals to clamp down on cheating within the game, Blatter emphasised Fifa's stance on whether the ball should be put out of play if a player is injured.
"The ball is in the referees' court," added Blatter.
"The instructions are now clear on this matter: if a player is lying on the floor, the opposing team are not required to put the ball into touch.
"The referee should only intervene if he believes a serious injury has occurred."