In their eyes yes.If an individual or a team wins (a medal, a match a cup etc) and it's written in the records and widely acknowledged and they take the acclaim of victory but they have won by cheating, have they really won?
Lance Armstrong was stripped of all his TdF titles... and got a lifetime ban from all pro sport.One for Lance Armstrong perhaps?
It's odd isn't it, Lance is still a "seven times TdF winner" but Ben Johnson never won a thing...
I know its sounds pedantic, but one of the worse things I see with regards to cheating that never gets commented on is players appealing for throw ins and corners, when they know they haven't touched it. I know this seems really petty but I think it just shows the psyche of footballers that even little things like that they can't be honest about.In football the answer is YES. It's rare to watch a match that doesn't have multiple instances of cheating, mainly diving and feigning injury. It's endemic and more or less an accepted part of the game now.
Arsenal finished sixth and got promoted. Isn't that what we've been aiming for all season?Arsenal seem ok with it
How Arsenal were voted into the top flight over Tottenham in 1919
Arsenal face Tottenham at the Emirates Stadium on Super Sundaywww.skysports.com
It's why I can no longer watch football. It's undignified and completely embedded in the game now. It's terribleIt was depressing watching Man City play Dortmund the other night. A City player went down clutching his face after a Dortmund player (maybe) caught him on the knee. The ref gave a penalty, then overturned by VAR. A few minutes later, a Dortmund guy and the City goalie went for the same ball, the goalie went down clutching his leg despite the fact that there was no contact, the Dortmund guy scored but the ref disallowed it. VAR couldn't overrule the ref apparently.
Do you think diving is ok then?I don't believe in blatant "cheating" - but I believe you should bend the rules as much as possible... that happens all the time in all walks of life
Diving is tricky... because if no contact has been made then yeah its blatant cheating ... BUT if the player has felt some form of contact, then i'm all for the attacking player to "make the most of it"Do you think diving is ok then?
22If an individual or a team wins (a medal, a match a cup etc) and it's written in the records and widely acknowledged and they take the acclaim of victory but they have won by cheating, have they really won?
In football the answer is YES. It's rare to watch a match that doesn't have multiple instances of cheating, mainly diving and feigning injury. It's endemic and more or less an accepted part of the game now.