Talking about diving is overrated

Note: This piece first appeared on Set Piece Goal
Just out of curiosity I opened Google and typed “Cristiano Ronaldo is a” to see what results the search engine would give. Needless to say, it completed the sentence by suggesting the words “cheat” or “prick”. Google suggested the same for Ashley Young, Steven Gerrard, Thierry Henry et. al. The list really is endless.
That was when it struck me. Just how overrated is the issue of fans and pundits alike discussing the issue of simulation? Do we all waste too much time and spend so much of our inner bitterness at hating footballers because of them being this perceived cheaters rather than celebr...