Here is an excerpt from the NY Times soccer blog posted today, it turns that fouling players too much can financially hurt your country, and it did:
"Each time the referee Howard Webb reached into his pocket during the World Cup final last month in Johannesburg, it cost Spain and the Netherlands about $2,000. At the time, you probably didn’t hear the kah-ching of an imaginary cash register, just your team’s chances for winning its first World Cup title slipping away.
On Tuesday, FIFA hit the Dutch federation with a $14,480 fine after eight players received yellow cards, including Heitinga, and Spain was ordered to pay $9,650 after five of its players were cautioned. The fines were levied under Article 52 of FIFA’s disciplinary code, which allows for a federation to be fined when at least five of its players are issued yellow cards.
The Dutch committed 28 fouls and the Spanish 19.
The fines are pretty insignificant considering the Netherlands received $24 million as runner-up and Spain won $30 million in prize money as the World Cup champion."
Makes sense I guess, bu I think they should double the penalty and fine people who are flopping as well.
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