Diving has been the hot topic of Premier League conversations over the past few days.The whole debate surrounding the act of cheating resurfaced on Saturday evening, when Liverpool's Mohamed Salah threw himself to the ground in a theatrical manner to win a penalty versus West Ham.Tottenham's Harry Kane then got in on the act against Brighton last night, the English striker winning a penalty of his own in rather controversial circumstances after he appeared to back into Adam Lallana.It was arguably a foul by the Spurs striker, but his theatrical fall to the ground persuaded the officials to side with him - the same as the Salah incident.Kane has been regularly labelled a 'diver' by rival fans over the past few years and it's a reputation that's not going away soon after his actions during the Brighton match.
Not only was he the subject of the game's dubious penalty decision, but both the England captain and Heung-min Son produced two more dives in the space of 10 seconds last night.
It's absolutely ridiculous that neither player was handed a yellow card for simulation.
Kane and Son's dives
Son's is the worst of the two, the South Korean striker collapsing to the turf after virtually no contact and he duly received an earful from the Brighton defender.
Kane's was pretty embarrassing too, as the in-form Spurs striker was already falling to the floor before Yves Bissouma brushed his leg.
So how can the footballing world fight back against these acts of cheating? It's certainly a hard one to tackle (excuse the pun).
Perhaps the best way to combat the issue would be for the various governing bodies to administer suspensions after they have reviewed footage of said incidents.
But then why isn't VAR intervening during the game? It's quite baffling and the sad truth is that diving will probably never be eradicated from the sport.