| player | date | team | opponent | reward | sanction | view | remarks |
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News and other related stuff
04-01-2009Updated a some videos that were no longer available. If you have any video or information, feel free to contact me.
30-11-2009You should never shout at an opponent, especially not in beach soccer.
10-11-2009These guys sure know their diving: how to dive and cheat!
08-10-2009Amateurs also like to dive.
28-08-2009Arsene Wenger got angry after the Eduardo dive against Celtic. Interesting, in this list are more dives by Arsenal players then by any other team.
15-03-2009An interesting view on the matter was well expressed by a Blackburn fan.
15-03-2009To me, a dive is when a player goes down deliberately, trying to gain benefit from this, e.g. a free kick, penalty, booking, etc. On most occasions you can tell a dive from a foul when the diver pulls both his hands up in the air and stretches his body, sometimes even turning, before going down. He needs to think of this before the contact, otherwise you won't have time to do so. That is intentional cheating. I don't like cheating.
14-03-2009After the Pedersen and Holla dives in march 2009 I created this list. Diving is disgraceful and unsporting but in the end, it's up to the referee to decide.
Recent dives
| player | date | team | opponent | reward | sanction | view | remarks |
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| Niklas Pedersen | 07-03-2010 | FC Groningen | VVV Venlo | Pretty eager to go down | |||
| Ola Toivonen | 06-03-2010 | PSV | NAC Breda | He is touched, but he goes down too fast | |||
| Wesley Sneijder | 03-03-2010 | the Netherlands | USA | penalty | A 'professional' dive is still a dive | ||
| Diego Milito | 24-02-2010 | Internationale | Chelsea | yellow | |||
| Danny Buijs | 21-02-2010 | ADO Den Haag | Feyenoord | Looking for the penalty | |||
| Dwight Tiendalli | 21-02-2010 | FC Twente | Willem II | Looking for the penalty | |||
| Balázs Dzsudzsák | 18-02-2010 | PSV | HSV | Repeatedly diving for the free kick | |||
| Matthew Amoah | 12-02-2010 | NAC Breda | NEC | free kick | 1-1 from the free kick | ||
| Ferry De Regt | 07-02-2010 | VVV Venlo | Vitesse | ||||
| Jermain Defoe | 06-02-2010 | Tottenham Hotspur | Aston Villa | Wanting a penalty | |||
| Steven Gerrard | 06-02-2010 | Liverpool | Everton | free kick | |||
| Ola Toivonen | 06-02-2010 | PSV | ADO Den Haag | ||||
| Siem de Jong | 03-02-2010 | Ajax | Roda JC | pen, 2nd yellow | 2-0, game over | ||
| Luis Suarez | 03-02-2010 | Ajax | Roda JC | penalty, yellow | 1-0, admitted he dived during the game | ||
| Ahmed Hassan | 31-01-2010 | Egypt | Ghana | ||||
| André Ayew | 31-01-2010 | Ghana | Egypt | ||||
| Willie Overtoom | 31-01-2010 | Heracles | FC Utrecht | ||||
| Jon Dahl Tomasson | 31-01-2010 | Feyenoord | Ajax | yellow | Second dive in 8 days | ||
| Kees Kwakman | 27-01-2010 | NAC Breda | Go Ahead Eagles | ||||
| Jon Dahl Tomasson | 24-01-2010 | Feyenoord | VVV Venlo | He is on side, but the dive is terrible | |||
| Christiano Ronaldo | 16-01-2010 | Real Madrid | Atletic de Bilbao | ||||
| Achille Emana | 13-01-2010 | Cameroon | Gabon | ||||
| Emmanuel Eboué | 11-01-2010 | Ivory coast | Burkina Faso | ||||
| Didier Drogba | 11-01-2010 | Ivory coast | Burkina Faso | ||||
| Everton | 21-12-2009 | Heracles | Go Ahaed Eagles | ||||
| Edouard Duplan | 19-12-2009 | Sparta Rotterdam | RKC Waalwijk | ||||
| Keisuke Honda | 18-12-2009 | VVV Venlo | Heracles | ||||
| Marcel de Jong | 13-12-2009 | Roda JC | Willem II | ||||
| Lasse Nilsson | 13-12-2009 | Vitesse | FC Utrecht | ||||
| Stijn Schaars | 12-12-2009 | AZ | PSV | Teammate gets yellow for protesting this | |||
| Arjen Robben | 08-12-2009 | Bayern München | Juventus | Aiming for the penalty | |||
| Ivica Olic | 08-12-2009 | Bayern München | Juventus | penalty | |||
| Keisuke Honda | 28-11-2009 | VVV Venlo | AZ | ||||
| Pontus Wernbloom | 24-11-2009 | AZ | Olympiakos Piraeus | 0-0, 88', desperately tries to win a penalty | |||
| David Ngog | 09-11-2009 | Liverpool | Birmingham City | penalty | |||
| Álex Sánchez | 08-11-2009 | Real Zaragoza | Valencia | yellow | first game of first pro player with one hand | ||
| Youssef El-Akchaoui | 07-11-2009 | NEC | RKC Waalwijk | yellow | |||
| Rogier Molhoek | 07-11-2009 | Vitesse | VVV Venlo | yellow | |||
| Oleksandr Kucher | 28-10-2009 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Dynamo Kiev | red, free kick | Vukojevic got sent off | ||
| Dirk Kuyt | 20-10-2009 | Liverpool | Olympique Lyon | ||||
| Miroslav Stoch | 04-10-2009 | FC Twente | Heracles | ||||
| Milan Jovanovic | 29-09-2009 | Standard Liege | AZ | yellow | |||
| Charlton Vicento | 27-09-2009 | ADO Den Haag | Ajax | yellow | A contender for worst dive ever? | ||
| Luis Suarez | 27-09-2009 | Ajax | ADO Den Haag | Provoces a fight and down he goes | |||
| Antonio Cassano | 26-09-2009 | Sampdoria | Internationale | yellow | |||
| Gerson Sheotahul | 24-09-2009 | Willem II | NAC Breda | penalty, yellow | Would have gotten the penalty anyway | ||
| Luis Suarez | 20-09-2009 | Ajax | VVV Venlo | yellow | |||
| Rogier Molhoek | 19-09-2009 | Vitesse | RKC Waalwijk | penalty | |||
| Danko Lazovic | 17-09-2009 | PSV | Sparta Prague | penalty | |||
| Alexandre Alphonse | 15-09-2009 | FC Zürich | Real Madrid | penalty | |||
| Grafite | 15-09-2009 | Wolfsburg | CSKA Moscow | penalty | |||
| Nicky Hofs | 13-09-2009 | Vitesse | NEC | Went for the penalty twice in one game | |||
| Dirk Kuyt | 09-09-2009 | Netherlands | Scotland | yellow | |||
| Emmanuel Eboué | 29-08-2009 | Arsenal | Manchester United | free kick | |||
| Wayne Rooney | 29-08-2009 | Manchester United | Arsenal | penalty, yellow | |||
| Erton Fejzullahu | 29-08-2009 | NEC | VVV Venlo | ||||
| Eduardo | 28-08-2009 | Arsenal | Celtic | penalty | Uefa sanctions Eduardo, causing debate | ||
| Kyle Lafferty | 16-05-2009 | Glasgow Rangers | Aberdeen | red | Worst dive of Scottish premier 2008/2009? | ||
| Gerry Koning | 03-05-2009 | Volendam | FC Groningen | Tries to get the opponent sent off | |||
| Christiano Ronaldo | 29-04-2009 | Manchester United | Arsenal | ||||
| Marco Materazzi | 21-04-2009 | Internationale | Juventus | ||||
| Theo Walcott | 15-04-2009 | Arsenal | Villareal | penalty, yellow | 2nd yellow and 3-0 from penalty | ||
| Ben Sahar | 11-04-2009 | De Graafschap | NEC | penalty, yellow | 2-0 from penalty, game ends 2-2 | ||
| Karim Soltani | 11-04-2009 | ADO Den Haag | Sparta | ||||
| Ola Toivonen | 11-04-2009 | PSV | FC Utrecht | penalty, yellow | 2-0 from penalty | ||
| Kees Kwakman | 10-04-2009 | NAC Breda | AZ | Looking for the penalty | |||
| Micah Richards | 09-04-2009 | Manchester City | Hamburger SV | ||||
| Lionel Messi | 08-04-2009 | Barcelona | Bayern München | yellow | Appealed against the booking, got rejected | ||
| Hulk | 07-04-2009 | Porto | Manchester United | At least 3 dives in this game | |||
| Christiano Ronaldo | 07-04-2009 | Manchester United | Porto | First contact in the game | |||
| Luis Suarez | 05-04-2009 | Ajax | Roda JC | Two dives in this game | |||
| Andwele Slory | 05-04-2009 | Feyenoord | Volendam | ||||
| Ricky van Wolfswinkel | 21-03-2009 | Vitesse | PSV | Avoids 2nd yellow by acting hurt | |||
| Roy Beerens | 20-03-2009 | Heerenveen | De Graafschap | De Graafschap scores from counterattack | |||
| Hatem Ben Arfa | 18-03-2009 | Ol. Marseille | Ajax | red | video | ||
| Luis Suarez | 15-03-2009 | Ajax | De Graafschap | penalty, yellow | |||
| Morten Gamst Pedersen | 14-03-2009 | Blackburn | Arsenal | Arguably the worst dive ever | |||
| Danny Holla | 13-03-2009 | FC Groningen | Roda JC | free kick | Holla scores 1-0 from free kick | ||
Older dives
| player | date | team | opponent | reward | sanction | view | remarks |
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| Steven Taylor | 01-02-2009 | Newcastle United | Sunderland | penalty, yellow | 1-1 from the penalty | ||
| Ola Toivonen | 24-01-2009 | PSV | NAC Breda | yellow | Toivonen debut in Dutch league | ||
| Luis Suarez | 17-12-2008 | Ajax | Slavia Prague | penalty, yellow | 2-2 | ||
| Emerson Acuña | 30-11-2008 | Atletico Junior | America | penalty, yellow | 1-1, player + referee get suspension | ||
| Oleksandr Aliyev | 25-11-2008 | Dinamo Kiev | Arsenal | yellow | Gets hurt, play goes on, gets up again | ||
| Luis Suarez | 09-11-2008 | Ajax | Sparta Rotterdam | yellow | |||
| Danny Holla | 01-11-2008 | FC Groningen | NAC Breda | yellow | |||
| Luis Suarez | 25-05-2008 | Uruguay | Turkey | penalty | video | ||
| Evander Sno | 26-03-2008 | Netherlands u23 | Estonia u23 | free kick | |||
| Danko Lazovic | 13-02-2008 | PSV | Helsingborg | penalty, yellow | |||
| Danko Lazovic | 09-02-2008 | PSV | Heerenveen | ||||
| Wayne Rooney | 02-02-2009 | Manchester United | Tottenham Hotspurs | yellow | |||
| Luis Suarez | 20-01-2008 | Ajax | NEC | Dives twice, for penalty and red | |||
| Alberto Gilardino | 04-12-2007 | Milan | Celtic | yellow | |||
| Dida | 03-10-2007 | Milan | Celtic | A supporter challenged Dida | |||
| Adriano | 18-04-2007 | Internationale | AS Roma | penalty, yellow | Adriano got a 2-match ban afterwards | ||
| Alessandro Zoppetti | 31-03-2007 | Pescara | Juventus | Del Piero gets yellow for mocking Zoppetti | |||
| Steven Gerrard | 28-03-2007 | England | Andorra(!) | ||||
| Marco Materazzi | 10-01-2007 | Internationale | Fiorentina | ||||
| Luca Toni | 10-01-2007 | Fiorentina | Internationale | ||||
| Xabi Alonso | 08-01-2007 | Liverpool | Arsenal | yellow | |||
| Didier Drogba | ? | Chelsea | Hull? | ||||
| Knut Fostervold | 04-01-2007 | Molde FK | Stabęk | ||||
| Luis Suarez | ? | FC Groningen | PSV | ||||
| Luis Suarez | ? | FC Groningen | Twente | yellow | |||
| Arjen Robben | 16-11-2006 | Netherlands | England | ||||
| Dede | 24-10-2006 | Dortmund | Hannover | yellow | |||
| Christiano Ronaldo | 08-07-2006 | Portugal | Germany | ||||
| Pauleta | 05-07-2006 | Portugal | France | ||||
| Christiano Ronaldo | 05-07-2006 | Portugal | France | #4, also in
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| Simao | 05-07-2006 | Portugal | France | ||||
| Thierry Henry | 05-07-2006 | France | Portugal | penalty, yellow | Penalty gives France place in WC-final | ||
| Razak Pimpong | 22-06-2006 | Ghana | USA | penalty, yellow | #10 | ||
| Adriano | 27-06-2006 | Brazil | Ghana | yellow | #8 | ||
| Asamoah Gyan | 27-06-2006 | Ghana | Brazil | none | yellow | #7 | |
| Fabio Grosso | 26-06-2006 | Italy | Australia | penalty | #1, Italy win 1-0 by penalty 90+5 | ||
| Ricardo Cabanas | 26-06-2006 | Switserland | Ukraine | #6 | |||
| Marco Streller | 26-06-2006 | Switserland | Ukraine | #5 | |||
| Luis Figo | 25-06-2006 | Portugal | Netherlands | 2nd yellow | #9 | ||
| Ziad Jaziri | 23-06-2006 | Tunesia | Ukraine | yellow | #3 | ||
| Andriy Shevchenko | 23-06-2006 | Ukraine | Tunesia | penalty, yellow | #2, Ukraine win 1-0 | ||
| Christiano Ronaldo | 17-06-2006 | Portugal | Iran | ||||
| Didier Drogba | 10-06-2006 | Argentina | Côte d'Ivoire | ||||
| Sorin | 10-06-2006 | Argentina | Côte d'Ivoire | yellow | |||
| Didier Drogba | 10-06-2006 | Argentina | Côte d'Ivoire | ||||
| Patrice Evra | ? | Manchester United | Tottenham | ||||
| Christiano Ronaldo | ? | Portugal | Germany | #10 | |||
| Christiano Ronaldo | ? | Portugal | Germany | #9 | |||
| Christiano Ronaldo | ? | Portugal | England? | #7 | |||
| Christiano Ronaldo | ? | Portugal | England | #6 | |||
| Christiano Ronaldo | ? | Portugal | Russia | #2 | |||
| Christiano Ronaldo | ? | Portugal | Russia | #5 | |||
| Christiano Ronaldo | ? | Manchester United | Aston Villa | free kick | #3 | ||
| Christiano Ronaldo | ? | Manchester United | Middlesborough | #1 | |||
| Christiano Ronaldo | ? | Manchester United | Chelsea | ||||
| Wayne Rooney | ? | Manchester United | Blackburn Rovers | Bad one | |||
| Ashley Cole | ? | Arsenal | Manchester United | yellow | |||
| Steven Gerrard | ? | Liverpool | Manchester United | ||||
| Steven Gerrard | ? | England | Portugal | free kick | |||
| Steven Gerrard | ? | Liverpool | AC Milan | ||||
| Steven Gerrard | ? | Liverpool | Manchester United | ||||
| Emmanuel Adebayor | ? | Arsenal | Manchester United | yellow | |||
| Cesc Fabregas | ? | Arsenal | Bolton | free kick | |||
| Cesc Fabregas | ? | Arsenal | Everton | free kick, red! | |||
| Jose Antonio Reyes | ? | Arsenal | Manchester United | free kick, yellow | |||
| Thierry Henry | ? | France | Spain | #2 | |||
| Jens Lehmann | ? | Arsenal | Tottenham? | #3 | |||
| Didier Drogba | ? | Chelsea | West Brom | #5 | |||
| Patrick Viera | ? | Arsenal | Liverpool | #6 | |||
| Thierry Henry | ? | Arsenal | Portsmouth? | yellow | #7 | ||
| Didier Drogba | ? | Chelsea | Liverpool | #8 | |||
| Patrick Viera | ? | Arsenal | PSV | #9 | Arjen Robben | ? | Chelsea | Porto? | yellow | #10 |
| Thierry Henry | ? | France | Spain | free kick, yellow | |||
| Robert Pires | ? | Arsenal | Tottenham | ||||
| Hernan Crespo | ? | Chelsea | West Ham | Gets hurt, play goes on, gets up again | |||
| Nemanja Vidic | ? | Manchester United | Chelsea | free kick | Burst down in agony and gets up again | ||
| Sean Davis | ? | Portsmouth | Tottenham | Davis mocks the opponent | |||
| Steven Taylor | ? | Newcastle United | Aston Villa | Taylor dives but is sent off anyway | |||
| Jens Lehmann | ? | Arsenal | Tottenham? | Clutches his leg in pain and gets up | |||
| Jens Lehmann | ? | Arsenal | Chelsea | Both players dive | |||
| Didier Drogba | ? | Chelsea | Arsenal | Both players dive | |||
| Fernando Torres | ? | Atletico Madrid | Barcelona | ||||
| Patrick Vieira | ? | Arsenal | Liverpool | ||||
| Fernando Torres | ? | Liverpool | Manchester United | ||||
| Wayne Rooney | ? | Manchester United | Arsenal | ||||
| Arjen Robben | 07-02-2006 | Chelsea | Liverpool | red | |||
| Jefferson Farfan | 23-10-2005 | PSV | Ajax | penalty, yellow | PSV wins 1-0 | ||
| Albert Streit | 06-12-2005 | Köln | MSV Duisburg | red | Trainer heads, both dive | ||
| Norbert Meier | 06-12-2005 | MSV Duisburg | Köln | red | Trainer heads, both dive | ||
| Milan Baros | 2004-2005 | Liverpool | Chrystal Palace | yellow | Joonas Kolkka imitates the diver | ||
| A chinese player | 03-08-2004 | China | Iran | red | |||
| Rivaldo | 26-06-2002 | Brazil | Turkey | Bal is shot at him and he goes down | |||
| Nikos Machlas | ? | Ajax | ? | ||||
| Daniel Ortega | 04-07-1998 | Argentina | Netherlands | yellow | |||
| Edwin van der Sar | 04-07-1998 | Netherlands | Argentina | red | Argentina also down to 10 | ||
| Andreas Möller | 13-04-1995 | Dortmund | Karlsruher SC | ||||
| Jürgen Klinsmann | 08-07-1990 | Germany | Argentina | red | Was it a dive? | ||
| Bernd Hölzenbein | 07-07-1974 | Germany | Netherlands | penalty | 1-1, turning point in WC final | ||