Look, diving in football is a sub culture that is respected by almost no one. If you were to flick on FSC or Setanta to watch Newcastle vs. Chelsea on 5 May- you would notice that every time Drogba gets the ball, he is booed enormously - a legacy of his diving history.
The point is, the beauty and excitement of the game far out way the subculture of theatrics which I believe you'll find in a great many sports. Off the top of my head I'd say that list might include:
- charges, dives, intentional fouls in basketball,
- offensive/defensive interference, intentional grounding, etc. in American football (although the inordinate amount of rules, referees, and video surveillance used to police the rules have also paralyzed the game in the process),
- baseball catchers moving his glove in to the strike zone to trick umpires in baseball,
- tennis players known for arguing with judges,
- fighting in ice hockey, etc.
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