Rashford appeared to dive to win a penalty against Swansea last month Jason Cairnduff/ReutersPlayers who win penalties by diving or get opponents sent off by simulating a foul will face two-match retrospective bans from next season after the FA agreed to introduce a new rule. The regulation is called “successful deception of a match official” and a three-man panel will rule on whether players cheated to win a significant advantage. The Times revealed in January that the FA was considering bringing in retrospective bans similar to the system that operates in Scotland. Unlike in Scotland, however, players will not be able to appeal to the panel to overturn a booking given by a referee for simulation — something that has infuriated Sam Allardyce, the Crystal Palace manager, who called the new rule “utter rubbish”. The FA’s reasoning is…

Source: The Times May 18, 2017 11:00 UTC