Michael Owen has admitted he went down easily to win penalties against Argentina in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups.
Owen won spot-kicks in the second-round match against Argentina at France '98 - when England went out on penalties - and in the 1-0 group-stage victory over the same opponents in Sapporo four years later. He maintains that he had legitimate cause to go down on both occasions but could have remained on his feet.
While Owen's manager at Stoke, Tony Pulis, has recently spoken out against simulation, the striker believes that the vast majority of players go down under minimal contact.
"It is the topic of the week," he said at the Leaders in Football conference at Stamford Bridge. "Last year we were probably talking about diving. Next week it will be drugs or racism. We are just round on the cycle. I don't think it's really different from last year.
majority of the footballers are guilty of this offence
All players do that.
Not only Owen.
Sergio of Barcelona too