Eduardo Charged by UEFA for "Diving"

hey there. I saw the game live and it was obvious that he had dived in live time. I think the ref was in a difficult position and he didnt see the great goal keeping. It was terrible what he did and diving is becoming too much of a feature of the modern game. A strict punishment should be issued in order to try and stamp it out for good. It is instances like this where video replays may be a useful feature. Or maybe an additional referee. Either way something needs to be done.

Hi madmillionaire, We can't blame the referee and linesmen for that. Referee can't see everything from his position. So do linesmen. We can see it clearly because it is shown on tv reply. Otherwise we might make a same judgment like the referee did. UEFA president, Platini, has suggested they 2 additional referees added in every games. Their position is at the back goal posts. But I can't see it as a total solution for this. But I also against the usage of technologies. This type of stories (diving) always make a headlines in the sport news. But that is what is football and we have to accept it. I agree if Eduardo is ban for two match. But it is too lenient though. 3 match or more is more suitable to tackle this problem. There are a lot of well know diver in football these days. Referee should take extra attention for players lika Ronaldo and Drogba especially inside the penalty box. They always dive for no reason. A slight touch would make them rolling on the floor like being hit by 100 mph speed car. But once they get the penalty, they will stand up like nothing happen.

Even though, I am a staunch supporter of Arsenal, I would say that I am not disappointed with the punishment. Diving has become a nuisance for the sport and strict punishment is the only way to curb it. It pains to see players dive so blatantly.

No offense, but i disagree with you, why must dudu banned when there is a hell-lot football player that caught on act while diving and get no such punishment??? Remember when FIFA asked the video-based for referee decision? So when there is a gray accident the referee have to watch the replay video first before judging something. And what do the mighty FIFA answer? Referee's misjudge is one of the part that keep the soccer's game alive, that i conclude it as, "Don't worry guys, diving, another-maradonna-god-hand, etc, is fine since it is one reason that makes soccer so interesting" :)

I am not sure whether he did in fact dive because I have not seen the incident but I would not be surprised if he did as since Wenger came to Arsenal in 1996 they have always been prone to diving. Remember that year they went "unbeaten" when Pires dived for the penalty against Portsmouth???

I am A lifelong Celtic fan and no matter who cheats in the game it should always be punishable. Penalties have been given to Scottish players in the past on video evidence and they have had bans served. It should be applicable to all players. Arsenal were the better team over the two games but conning the Ref so blatantly is bringing the game into disrepute, what happened to sportsmanship? Well done Arsenal though apart from Eduardo. Margaret

well, it is very bad on Eduardo part to dive in the box. poor ref wasn't able to get it right. well, we cant blame ref for that.i had been seeing this habit in players for long time. players and clubs need to change regarding this diving habit. well, i think ufea has stupid officials and some of them are very partially towards some clubs. i don't understand why this issue is being blown up into such a big issue by uefa. if they want to prevent such things they must take strict action from first only. but wat uefa does is they take action against some clubs and they don't take action against other clubs. i have been seeing this from the past 5 years, uefa has always been harsh on some clubs like arsenal, acmilan, barcelona etc... while they are more leaned towards manutd, liverpool, intermilan, and realmadrid. ronaldo dived more than 2 or 3 time in the past two years, but he was never punished. Liverpool rayn babel dived in champions leagues, he was never punished, totti has dived in the world cup but he was not punished and there are many more to follow. my above view does't mean that i am supporting a particular club or arsenal in this issue. what i mean is if uefa is serious about this issue, then they should not show double standards in punishing the player for diving. well, i hope eduardo is punished and uefa takes similar action on all players in future, who try to cheat ref.

I saw that dive. It was clever goalkeeping but the referee and the linesman did not see it. Eduardo thought the goalkeeper would something and when he saw no chance he dived. There should be ban of 2 matches and also a fine of around $2000 or above.

I think this is a really significant development. It's about time the authorities did something to clamp down on such blatant cheating - did you see that sly smile he gave when he got up off the ground? As usual, Wenger is moaning about Arsenal being victimised, but it's only fair that something is done. I wonder where it will end, though; if UEFA are going to use video evidence to check for diving, how long will it be before they start using replays to see whether the ball crossed the line, or whether a player was offside? Will that slow the game down too much?