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Written by Richard Baker & Daily Telegraph UK
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Wednesday, 21 October 2009 |
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Referees could be helped to spot a footballer making a false dive by psychologists who have come up with a four-point guide of tell-tale signs of cheating. Dr Paul Morris, of the University of Portsmouth, has found that footballers use a series of distinct actions when faking a fall during a match.
These include clutching their body where they have not been hit, taking an extra roll when they hit the ground and taking fully controlled strides after being tackled but before falling. However the biggest giveaway is when they hold up both arms in the air, with open palms, chest thrust out, legs bent at the knee in an "archer's bow" position. Click on the link below for more information and the rest of the article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/6193679/Psychologists-help-referees-spot-a-dive-in-football.html 
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