Arsenal's Eduardo, right, jumps over Standard Liege's Ricardo Rocha, during their Champions League group H soccer match on Sept. 16, 2009. AP Players use a number of identifiable actions when faking a fall to get a penalty, psychologists assert The theatrics and ruses used by soccer stars “diving” to draw a penalty are being exposed by a British professor who specializes in the study of people's intentions and deceit. Psychologist Paul Morris, of the University of Portsmouth, and co-author David Lewis say in an article published in the Springer Journal of Nonverbal Behaviour that soccer players historically have used a number of identifiable actions when faking a fall during a match – falls that sometimes result in penalty kicks and game-deciding goals. Frauds take unnatural swan dives and consciously do not protect their... [read full story]
