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Yep! I agree wholeheartedly and wish more refs cautioned players who were clearly trying to con them or trying to get an opponent red-carded on a falsified 'roll about' or similar and then recovering as healthy as can be. This irritating practise never goes away - gone on for years/decades and I've observed it even in previous Euro champ matches at youth level, U21s and previously in U23 matches v the likes of Greece and Croatia. Also it has surprised me how many 'cynical tackles' have been ignored by refs, some of these challenges were extremely dangerous as well and it does not surprise me that many players have additional lower leg protection/padding - no wonder!