English FA cracks down on ‘diving’ cheats as reforms start to filter through
May 19 – Players who dive or feign injury could face two-match suspensions from the start of next season under a new English Football Association crackdown.
A new offence of “successful deception of a match official”, passed by the governing body at its annual general meeting on Thursday, is already used in Scotland and will involve incidents being reviewed by a panel comprising a former manager, an ex-player and former referee.
The governing body will have the power to charge players whom it believes have cheated to win a penalty or get an opponent sent off.
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