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PIC: The all-time list of players booked for diving in the Premier League

Adnan Januzaj has certainly made a splash for Man United since breaking into the first team this ...
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13.56 3 Jan 2014


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PIC: The all-time list of players booked for diving in the Premier League

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13.56 3 Jan 2014


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Adnan Januzaj has certainly made a splash for Man United since breaking into the first team this season.

Unfortunately that also involves diving. The 19-year-old is already joint-second on the all-time list of players booked for diving in the Premier League since the yellow card punishment was introduced in 2008. 

In just 14 games, the Belgian-born player has already been shown yellow three times for diving this season.

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And if he keeps up his current form - he tops the "Booked for diving" table this season - he could match Gareth Bale's record tally of seven by May.

Thanks to Bale's efforts, Tottenham are top of the Premier League list for bookings incurred via diving, slightly ahead of Manchester United and Chelsea.

Interestingly former Ireland midfielder Liam Lawrence is one of the names on the list compiled by the Premier League's Official Stats provider Opta, while his former club Stoke were booked for diving on five occasions during the reign of Tony Pulis.


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