Do footballers take their injuries to far?

Question

Do footballers take their injuries to far?

i play rugby and see people get the same injuries as footballers but they dont burst out crying like a footballer and they are 13-14 year olds and how old are the proffesional football players we watch on tv. the only time i have seen a kid my age cry at rugby was when he broke his leg

Answer 1

Yes of course!  They are least likely to be injured and they will fall over screaming for the slightest little touch.  

Team culture comes into it as well. Some teams are reknown for diving and screaming.  No need to say who they are. We all know who the divers are.  Some of them have even won World Cups :-D

Answer 2

footballers are all in it to win it, they'll do whatever it takes to win, including faking injuries. Some are generally serious though, they're not all overreacting. But when they fall and roll over like 5 times, look like they're about to die and then just stand up and carry on playing football after a few seconds....its hardly realistic, let alone possible if they were badly hurt.

Rugby players play a rougher game, my boyfriend plays rugby and they never fake being hurt. However i guess rugby players are alot bigger and stronger too.

But all in all i think the football players need to stop being sissies and get themselves in a rugby match...then we'll see whats hurting them lol