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52ª brigata Garibaldi
The incomprehensions about diving we have seen in this EC (about Italy, Netherlands and other teams) in my opinion come from the difference in the football views and way of playing it in the different countries.
In England, US, and anglo-saxon countries football has a very "phisical" tradition, closest to rugby or american football, and refs are less severe.
Instead, in Southern Europe and Southern America football is seen as a more technical and tactical sport, with less physical contact. Italy and Brazil are the two teams that made less fauls-per-game in the WC until now. Germany and Netherlands lie something in the middle.
This generates all the incomprehensions about international refs; so, what for someone is "cheating and immoral diving" when some player in the penalty area loses equilibrium when weakly touched or pushed, for someone else is the consequence of football's rules not respected.
In England, US, and anglo-saxon countries football has a very "phisical" tradition, closest to rugby or american football, and refs are less severe.
Instead, in Southern Europe and Southern America football is seen as a more technical and tactical sport, with less physical contact. Italy and Brazil are the two teams that made less fauls-per-game in the WC until now. Germany and Netherlands lie something in the middle.
This generates all the incomprehensions about international refs; so, what for someone is "cheating and immoral diving" when some player in the penalty area loses equilibrium when weakly touched or pushed, for someone else is the consequence of football's rules not respected.