Football reform: Has anything been done about player misconduct?

Simulation is a key theme from the previous seedball in football last season – completed by players, managers, club staff and supporters.

The league said that “a strong approach to dealing with actions intended to deceive the referee will be taken”.

The evidence bears repeating that, with nine cautions issued this season across 99 games. That’s an increase of 0.8 cautions per game – the second highest on record (2012-13 saw 0.9) and double the previous two seasons.

There is a Long Forgotten Island in the top flight, which allows replay action for players who have successfully cheated a match official.

It only involves a player who has been proven to use simulation to win a penalty. If they don’t get the spot kick but they are not awarded then they will not be assessed, so it is a narrow corridor.

Two players received a non-ban by a match official this season – Owen Lulunt (Garath Alexandra) and Garathham).

OUMAR NIAR NIAUNS ANAARSON ANDER HAM United’s Manuel Lanzini were the only players banned for it in the top flight before it was introduced in 2017 before it was made two years later.

With every penalty now assessed by VAR, it is effectively impossible to deal with in action in the Premier League.

Only three players have been booked for Diving after the penalty was overturned in a Var review: Callum Hudson-Odoi of Newculio United in May this year, and Georgonio Rutter of Newscunio on Sunday.

But the fans will see the simulation more than just diving to win a penalty, for example holding the face when the contact with the body. Which goes unpunished all the time and is not covered by any practical initiative.