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To: marcos who wrote (870)	7/2/1998 9:25:00 AM
From: George Papadopoulos	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5130

I agree with Charlton here... Stop the cheats pleads Charlton PARIS, July 2 (AFP) - Former England great Sir Bobby Charlton has called on FIFA to stop the cheats. "I have never seen so many people dive," fumed Charlton on Thursday. "They all fall the same way. The head goes back, they roll over three times. It's a work of art. The moment they get touched by a defender down they go. They practise it," he added. Now Charlton wants FIFA to use television to catch and punish the play actors. "The day after every match a commission should study a video of the matches and if it shows that someone took a dive they should be banned for one match. "Obviously you can't change the result of a match, but if a player cheats he should be punished. You have to be strong about it. For example Maradona should never have been allowed to play in the 1990 final after his hand-ball goal against England," said Charlton. He was also critical of the referees and the way they are applying the new law over tackles from behind. "I like the new law. It stops people being ruthlessly hacked down. But referees seem to be afraid to make a commonsense decision on when to apply a yellow card or a red card. They feel they will be protected by FIFA if they show a red card. "Spectators are being deprived of seeing some of the best players in the world. I just hope they do not ruin the World Cup," said Charlton. But Charlton admitted that England sensation Michael Owen could never have scored his stunning goal against Argentina if the new rule had not been in place. "In the past Owen could not have scored like that. The Argentine defence would have pulled him," he said. He also gave rave reviews to the Liverpool teenager. "We are going to hear a lot more of him. He is so fast, certainly faster than most, and has such good control," enthused Charlton. "He is the revelation of the World Cup to date. Michael Owen will be a big star."