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	<title>Comments on: Hitters Hit, Fighters Fight, Soccer Players Dive</title>
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		<title>By: Karen</title>
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		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Of course the fact that Twellman was flattened by DC&#039;s keeper minutes before probably had no bearing on THIS play getting called.  Can anyone say &quot;make up&quot; call?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Of course the fact that Twellman was flattened by DC's keeper minutes before probably had no bearing on THIS play getting called.  Can anyone say "make up" call?</p>
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		<title>By: MN</title>
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		<dc:creator>MN</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I love Moreno, but he&#039;s the least convincing actor in the league, and so he rarely gets calls for diving (intepret that as you will).  When he goes down like a sack of potatoes, he&#039;ll lay on the ground for a few seconds, realize no one cares, then then quietly get back up.  

And the reason he&#039;s still in the league is because&#039;s he&#039;s one of best ball controller in the MLS.  Often he&#039;s more help to the team by fighting off players and mainting posession then just going down when touched.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love Moreno, but he's the least convincing actor in the league, and so he rarely gets calls for diving (intepret that as you will).  When he goes down like a sack of potatoes, he'll lay on the ground for a few seconds, realize no one cares, then then quietly get back up.  </p>
<p>And the reason he's still in the league is because's he's one of best ball controller in the MLS.  Often he's more help to the team by fighting off players and mainting posession then just going down when touched.</p>
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		<title>By: Jason</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Disclaimer: I am a Revolution fan.  

I think most are in agreement that it was a bad call.  I think he legitimately fell, but took it too far with the waving arms.  Serious question though, do you D.C. United fans think that Jaime Moreno never dives?  I wonder how many beatdowns he would have received over the years if your vigilante justice was instated. I would love to see less diving in MLS, and soccer in general, but Twellman is far from being one of the worst offenders.  

Also, Twellman got player of the week for his awesome performance THIS WEEK, not last week.  If you want to brand anyone who has ever taken a dive as a &quot;cheater&quot;, start with your roster first.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Disclaimer: I am a Revolution fan.  </p>
<p>I think most are in agreement that it was a bad call.  I think he legitimately fell, but took it too far with the waving arms.  Serious question though, do you D.C. United fans think that Jaime Moreno never dives?  I wonder how many beatdowns he would have received over the years if your vigilante justice was instated. I would love to see less diving in MLS, and soccer in general, but Twellman is far from being one of the worst offenders.  </p>
<p>Also, Twellman got player of the week for his awesome performance THIS WEEK, not last week.  If you want to brand anyone who has ever taken a dive as a "cheater", start with your roster first.</p>
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		<title>By: Dave McKenna</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dave McKenna</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Reid: video replay blows. if soccer&#039;s going to adopt anything from hockey to cure the scourge of divers, it would be to allow fights. i can only imagine the beating Twellman would have taken after that performance.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reid: video replay blows. if soccer's going to adopt anything from hockey to cure the scourge of divers, it would be to allow fights. i can only imagine the beating Twellman would have taken after that performance.</p>
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		<title>By: IntangibleArts</title>
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		<dc:creator>IntangibleArts</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And what a goofy f*ckin&#039; dive it was. 

There might be room at Man U for a wincing weenie like Twellman if Ronaldo goes off to Real Madrid. They&#039;ll need to maintain their wincing weenie count, after all.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And what a goofy f*ckin' dive it was. </p>
<p>There might be room at Man U for a wincing weenie like Twellman if Ronaldo goes off to Real Madrid. They'll need to maintain their wincing weenie count, after all.</p>
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		<title>By: Reid</title>
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		<dc:creator>Reid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Two words: video replay.

A few more words: If someone takes a dive as verified by video replay, the other team should get a penalty kick and the player should get a red flag.

Another thing they could do is incorporate the delayed penalty from hockey. If you get fouled in soccer, you have an incentive to fall and end the play, but say you were allowed to continue the play until the other team touched the ball, at which point you&#039;d get the free kick back at the site of the foul. This would encourage players to attack aggressively during the delayed penalty rather than roll on the ground in faked agony.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Two words: video replay.</p>
<p>A few more words: If someone takes a dive as verified by video replay, the other team should get a penalty kick and the player should get a red flag.</p>
<p>Another thing they could do is incorporate the delayed penalty from hockey. If you get fouled in soccer, you have an incentive to fall and end the play, but say you were allowed to continue the play until the other team touched the ball, at which point you'd get the free kick back at the site of the foul. This would encourage players to attack aggressively during the delayed penalty rather than roll on the ground in faked agony.</p>
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