Hi all, I have received the following reply to my email from Customer Relations at the FA. It includes confirmation that the two FA Directors are aware of the petition, and that all your individual comments will be read. Please send me your thoughts on the FA's reply in the Comments section linked to this Update. I will then send these on to the FA. I will continue to look for support for the petition, and intend to send it to UEFA and FIFA as well when we reach 1,000 signatures. Thank you again for your support. Have a great Easter week-end, and please continue to let others know about the petition. Jim Barker (@desmond58) Text of Reply from FA Thank you for contacting the Football Association and informing us of the below. The email you previously sent will have been received by those intended. The FA understands that players must be aware of their responsibilities as role-models and we are working to ensure that they realise this. In the modern TV age, players’ behaviour is now subject to more scrutiny and comment than ever before. This behaviour is copied on pitches and parks up and down the country every week, especially by impressionable young players. Under the guidelines for referees in the Laws of the Game, there are different circumstances when a player must be cautioned for unsporting behaviour. One of these circumstances includes attempting to deceive the referee by feigning injury or pretending to have been fouled. FIFA guidelines aimed at avoiding the “re-refereeing” of matches generally prevent The FA from taking disciplinary action on incidents which are seen and dealt with at the time by the match officials (this includes taking no action). As a general rule, if the match officials see an incident and have jurisdiction to take action, The FA cannot act retrospectively. We are working hard to combat the problem of simulation at the highest level of the game. The FA has led discussions with the PFA, LMA, referees and leagues on this issue, and we are talking to FIFA about changing their laws on retrospective disciplinary action to make punishment for diving easier. The FA believes that everyone in the game has to take personal responsibility if we want to get rid of diving. It is essential that managers, players and clubs are closely involved as they are the ones who suffer the most directly from it. It is about players cutting it out of their game, managers refusing to tolerate it among their own players, referees spotting it and punishing it when it happens, and governing bodies supporting them. We do appreciate all of the feedback we receive from supporters. This feedback is collated and used to build a picture of public opinion and is subsequently fed back internally within the organisation. Please rest assured your comments will form part of this feedback process. Kind regards Simon Bower | Customer Relations The Football Association Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, HA9 0WS Postal address: Wembley Stadium, PO Box 1966, London, SW1P 9EQ T 0800 169 1863 (option 3)| F 0844 980 0666 info@TheFA.com | www.TheFA.com