{
  "id": 17677612,
  "title": "I'll tell my players to dive in future - Iraola",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/ill-tell-my-players-to-dive-in-future-iraola",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-01T21:00:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Sport",
    "slug": "bbc-sport",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvp8grpjk4leo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Andoni Iraola is set to instruct his Liverpool players to dive in future matches following the controversial non-penalty decision against Arsenal. Iraola, the Liverpool manager, claims that if his team does not dive, the referee will not call it. Speaking to BBC Sport, Iraola stated that Alexander Isak was clearly pulled by Jurrien Timber during a header attempt by Bradley Barcola, and if the shirt-grab was not addressed, the referee would not have awarded a penalty. However, referee Andy Madley and video assistant referee (VAR) Stuart Attwell deemed the shirt pull insufficient to overturn the decision. Iraola believes that going forward, managers must tell their players to go to the ground to secure a penalty call. Former Premier League assistant referee Darren Cann criticized Timber's shirt-grab, saying it could have been given as a penalty on another day. Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk dismissed Isak's lack of reaction, stating that with 50 cameras present, there is no excuse for not appealing the incident.",
  "summary": "Andoni Iraola says that he will tell his players to go down in future after Liverpool were denied a penalty in Sunday's defeat by Arsenal.",
  "key_points": [
    "Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola plans to instruct players to dive in future matches.",
    "Referee and VAR deemed shirt pull insufficient to overturn penalty decision."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "I’ll tell my players to dive in future – Iraola",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/ill-tell-my-players-to-dive-in-future-iraola-17693878",
        "published": "2026-11-01T22:06:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "EPL: Players must go down to win penalties, says Iraola",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/epl-players-must-go-down-to-win-penalties-says-iraola",
        "published": "2026-11-01T23:10:51.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}