Fifa president Sepp Blatter has proposed the
use of a time penalty as a deterrent to diving
in football.
Blatter feels players who get treatment but are
not badly injured should have to wait longer
before rejoining play.
"I find it deeply irritating, when the half-dead
player comes back to life as soon as they
have left the pitch," said Blatter, 77, in his
weekly column.
"The referee can make the player wait until the
numerical disadvantage has had an effect on
the game."
Blatter, the head of world football's governing
body, added: "In practical terms, this is a time
penalty and it could cause play-actors to
rethink.
"The touchline appears to have acquired
powers of revival which even leading medical
specialists cannot explain."
Former Premier League referee Dermot
Gallagher agrees simulation is an issue in the
game, but feels penalising players in Blatter's
proposed way may not be feasible.
"You're going to need a very, very brave
referee to say a players wasn't really injured,
I'm not sure it's a real solution," said
Gallagher.
Blatter's comments come two days after
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho criticised one
of his own players, Oscar, for diving in their
victory at Southampton.
Mourinho also urged referees to "kill the
situation" after his Brazilian attacker was
cautioned for appearing to dive in the the area
after rounding Southampton goalkeeper Kelvin
Davis.
Blatter is intent on ridding the game of
simulation, which has prompted 13 yellow
cards in the Premier League this season.
"Even though simulation is incredibly unfair
and looks preposterous when viewed in a
replay, some people regard it as smart or in
the worst case as a harmless misdemeanour,"
added Blatter, who has been re-elected three
times since becoming Fifa president in 1998.
"The longest breaks in the game nowadays are
almost exclusively the result of dives,
simulation and play-acting to feign injury.
"This kind of thing is treated with scorn in
other sporting disciplines but it has become a
normal and accepted part of football
nowadays."
Manchester United attacker Adnan Januzaj,
18, has received three of his five yellow cards
this season for simulation.
United fanzine Red Issue, via its Twitter
account, called on manager David Moyes to
speak to the youngster as well as Ashley
Young, who has been booked for diving this
season.
Fifa's vice-president Jim Boyce has previously
proposed the use of video evidence to help
take retrospective action against divers, a
move which Gallagher would still welcome.
"I think most people in this country would
adhere to retrospective action," added
Gallagher, who was a Fifa listed referee for
eight years.
"For me, I think an ex-referee, an ex-manager
and an ex-member of PFA could look at video
evidence and if all three agree on a dive, it's a
three match ban."
As part of his proposals to clamp down on
cheating within the game, Blatter emphasised
Fifa's stance on whether the ball should be
put out of play if a player is injured.
"The ball is in the referees' court," added
Blatter.
"The instructions are now clear on this matter:
if a player is lying on the floor, the opposing
team are not required to put the ball into
touch.
"The referee should only intervene if he
believes a serious injury has occurred."


source: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25586007

Not every player who gets injured and come back into the field of play is guilty of simulation. We've seen a situation where a player like David luiz who broke his nose during the confederations cup came back to play. You cant judge a player based on his decision to come back. I agree with the speaker who said blatter's opinion isn't feasible.