so your baically saying he was fully justified in flopping becase other players flop too? thats hardly something a role model player would do. its like 2 kids fighting, the explanation is always, "well he hit me first", same thing here.
personally, it saddens me that nearly all high class pro footballers these days believe the end justifies the means; they believe that they need to win using any means necessary, whether its ethical or not. shirt pulling, diving, testicle stomping...its all making the 'beautiful game' a little less beautiful every time these things happen.
FIFA had better pull their finger out and make some significant refereeing changes for the future. 1 umpire on the field is stupid, i dont know why FIFA wouldnt make it 2, i mean is there any reason why 2 umps wouldnty be better than 1? not only so theres a ref closer to the action at all times, but also so that both refs can confer when making big decisions like handing out penalties and cards. also making 2 linesman per side of the field is a good idea, although offsides are hardly the biggest problem in world football. video refs should be mandatory for all penalties in big tournaments like the world cup, if the ref is not 100% sure,refer to the video, simple. there is no reason why that wouldnt work. Sep Blatter is a moron, plain and simple.
i dont know whats worse, modern AFL where the administrators have tried to over police the game to the point where there is a whistle blown every 10 seconds for touching the opponents jumper, or Football where the umps dont call handballs, shirt pulls, wrestling, yet give cards and penalties for blatant dives. these people running the world sporting organisations are businessmen at heart, they dont give a shit about the game i reckon, just getting bums on seats and merchandise sold.