Why do soccer players continue to dive at the slightest touch? ...

[aggiesal]

4. Based on your article ...

97% of the players that go down did not leave the game.

Of the 302 players that fell I believe that approximately 60 were legitimate fouls
while the remaining 240 were in part some sort of embellishment(s). And at times
these players sacrifice a real scoring chance to try and get a cheap foul in the
penalty area.

Until a real penalty is given for embellishment, like a yellow card or removed from
the game for a period of time, the players will continue to do it.

I believe that any player on the ground screaming of injury, should be excused to the sideline
for 90 seconds for "treatment" (hey you're on the ground screaming in pain, go get treated),
unless the offending player is issued a card.
The 90 second clock starts when the player crosses the sideline.

A player that gets knocked down and gets back up should be just a foul, and play continues.

I think that would limit this nonsense.

I'm sure there will be people that disagree, but soccer can be a beautiful game,
like the Brazil/Mexico game, which was the best 0-0 game I've ever seen.