Top 3 divers in modern football

#1 Ashley Young

Young goes to the ground after minimal contact

Before Young developed a solid reputation as the versatile wingback and fullback he is today, he was a speedy winger with a knack for delivering sumptuous crosses. Young had built another reputation as a serial diver. He has been called out over 10 times for diving in his career for Manchester United and England.

On October 12, 2010, he was booked for diving during England's Euro 2012 qualifying match against Montenegro. He strongly denied taking a tumble despite his habit of doing so. More notably, on April 8, 2012, he got Queen Park Rangers' Shaun Derry sent off inside 15 minutes. Young was in an offside position when Wayne Rooney played the ball with very little contact with Derry. Young did the rest by falling down theatrically.

Barely a week later, he was involved in another incident against Aston Villa in United's 4-0 win. Young made the most of the contact with Ciaran Clark to win the penalty inside ten minutes. Even his own manager Sir Alex Ferguson called him out for the repetitive simulation he was associated with.