Burnley manager Sean Dyche is unhappy with players diving. (Picture: Getty)

Burnley boss Sean Dyche has called for the FA to introduce retrospective bans to put an end to diving within football.

A spate of controversial penalty decisions have caught the headlines in the Premier League in recent weeks and Dyche has urged a policy to punish players who attempt to con the referee.

‘Introduce retrospective bans and it will be gone. I’m stunned it’s not been introduced,’ said Dyche in his pre-match press conference.

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‘Certain teams would have three or four players done immediately, from a warning in private to the manager up to a three-game ban.


‘It’s simple to officiate. You have a panel of experts and give out bans.



‘Within six months the panel would be defunct because people wouldn’t be doing it anymore,’ he added.

Hull City winger Robert Snodgrass who earned and scored a penalty after a dubious decision against Crystal Palace on Saturday, took to Twitter to apologise for theatrical fall.

Apologies from my end it was never a penalty, but genuinely thought defender was going to slide, so tried to ride the tackle? — Robert snodgrass (@robsnodgrass7) December 10, 2016

Robert Snodgrass of Hull City celebrates his goal against Crystal Palace. (Picture: Getty)

‘It’s got to a level now that it’s that theatrical that I’m surprised people don’t just start laughing,’ Dyche continued.

‘It’s gone too far. It’s ridiculous. There are fans out there who must be tired of seeing it and I’m tired of how it’s crept into our game to become accepted.

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‘My son plays and I can assure you there are kids diving all over the place. That cannot be right. If you caught your kid cheating in a maths test what would you say? You’d go mental, absolutely mental.

‘Seemingly in football it’s OK if little Johnny dives, it’s clever. But is it clever to cheat? I don’t think so.

‘Kids copy the coloured football boots, the haircuts, the skills, they’re going to copy the way they act as well.’