NBA... hope this helps.
Btw: An example would be winning, and show that your tactical works.
I’ve also seen it happen in rugby and even boxing matches. However, just because it may happen in other sports doesn’t make it acceptable. The NBA might have an issue with flopping but it hasn’t reached the absurd level that persists in some soccer games.
The whole "win at all costs" mentality can ruin the enjoyment of watching a sport.
yes good Point it pisses me off too how they tactically dive and foul. However i think Soccer is a very universal Sport and i really think the US will get it together. Australia too... love them.
I don’t see the US ever embracing the sport properly. It’s just too far down their sporting pecking order to ever establish itself. I think it’s popular in America at youth level but then gets discarded at senior level in favour of the traditional American sports.
Australia I think is the better bet since their traditional sports aren’t as heavily engrained in their society.
Other issues can sometimes prevent nations from ever developing as a team. Soccer in Iran and the Middle East for instance is incredibly popular but the religious authorities there are concerned that the sports popularity will have a negative effect on Islamic prays/studies. They therefore, often block the funding of academies that would help produce future players.