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Meet the kings of simulation

Originally Published: May 23, 2010
By Ravi Ubha | Special to ESPN.com

Every World Cup, or at least recently, the bigwigs vow to crack down on simulation. And every World Cup, we still get too much controversy. Diving, exaggerating an injury in an attempt to draw a yellow card or get a player sent off, is commonplace.

Who could forget Jurgen Klinsmann's con job in the 1990 final or Rivaldo's theatrics in 2002?

With players stronger and faster, sometimes the referees have it tough, and the lack of video review doesn't help.

Who will the refs keep ...

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