The Football Association has announced new powers which will permit it to punish retrospectively players who dive with two-match bans, in a new initiative that will see cheats subjected to trial by video.

The governing body will have the power to charge players whom it believes have cheated to win a penalty or get a player sent off, be that for a straight red card, or a second booking. Only in those circumstances will it be possible to charge a player with the new offence on the FA regulations, “successful deception of a match official”.

As with the “not seen” regulations, where players can be punished retrospectively for acts of violent conduct not seen at the time or in their full severity by match officials, the FA will be able to scrutinise match footage for instances of diving.

Once an incident has been identified it will be put before a three-man panel, comprising a former referee, manager and player, who will decide whether the FA should push ahead with the case. If the player accepts a charge he will be given an immediate two-match ban.