Hopeful news this morning for one of the most annoying facets of the professional game — diving. The FA could turn to retrospective action by the end of this season to ban the game’s divers by tweaking the disciplinary code.
Hopefully the FA will move ahead with this since it’s one of the sore points of watching the Premier League or any soccer match. It’s difficult for referees to make quick decisions, and if The FA can step in and make retrospective decisions with the aid of time and technology.
Here are today’s Premier League news headlines:
- FA could turn to retrospective action to ban game’s divers by tweaking disciplinary code — The Telegraph
- Yahoo teams up with NBC Sports to share online and broadcast sports news & coverage — The Next Web
- FA launches inquiry after coin hits Ferdinand in the face — The Guardian
- Thierry Henry may make Arsenal debut in FA Cup against Swansea — The Mail
- City say sorry to Rio over coin-throwing fan as police and FA investigate — The Independent
- Mohamed Diame has hamstring injury which could last 12 weeks — The Mail
- Mario Balotelli is running out of Manchester City last chances — The Guardian
- Santi Cazorla should face a three-match ban – Graham Poll — The Mail
- Cider for breakfast: Watching soccer in America — Sabotage Times
- Mohamed Diame may leave West Ham, says Sam Allardyce — The Mail
- Kevin Nolan ‘will never give up on playing for England’ — The Independent
- Mario Balotelli hires £800 taxi to lead the way to meeting in London — The Mail
- QPR hand trial to defender Ben Haim — The Guardian
- QPR’s Harry Redknapp interested in MLS loans — BBC Sport
- 9 people charged in connection with Manchester derby trouble as FA chairman calls for life ban — The Telegraph
- L’Equipe: Arsenal are close to agreeing terms with Klaas-Jan Huntelaar — 101GG
- Glen Johnson reveals he is studying for maths degree in his downtime from playing — The Telegraph
- Alan Shearer: Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill has one game to save his job — The Mail
- Manchester United and Arsenal warned Stoke will not consider selling Asmir Begovic — The Telegraph
- Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert unfazed by Norwich abuse — BBC Sport
- PFA calls for netting around pitch to protect players after Rio Ferdinand incident — The Telegraph
- Mario Balotelli determined not to be pushed out by Manchester City — The Guardian
- Spending won’t work, Redknapp is warned by QPR players — The Independent
- Chelsea’s Petr Cech happy with favourites tag at Fifa Club World Cup — The Guardian
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