This one goes out to Jake and Jason. This past weekend in the Outer Banks, we were watching the World Cup and talking about the acting jobs some of these soccer players do during a match. I for one am a fan of The World Cup but I can also see why it will never be mainstream in the USA, not as long as things remain as they are.

Never in my life have a seen a bigger group of “Super Star” athletes consistently flop and roll around pretending to be hurt. Every time someone falls to the ground they do the same, grab their shins, curl in the fetal position move for about 30 seconds. The precede to get up continue playing. It’s rediculous. Philipps is the only person I know who flops as much during a competitive sporting event, but these soccer guys take it to the extreme.

You’d never see any NFL guys doing this, they would just lose the respect of the fans.

I found this report that Information Builders have put together about flops and fake injuries in the World Cup. It is pretty comprehensive and here are some of the results.[via Deadspin]

• The two biggest divers? Italy and Mexico. Italy also fakes the most injuries.
• Most “temper tantrums?” The French!
• The nation’s players who sing the national anthem the least? Serbia and Montenegro, which makes sense, considering the country kinda doesn’t exist anymore.
• The cleanest, non-flopping, non-tantruming country in the World Cup? The United States, of course. No wonder we suck!