Ouch! (Not Really...)

How Effective Are Those World Cup “Injuries”?

By Mike Eckel   |
People use mobile devices to take pictures of an advertising placard showing Uruguay's striker Luis Suarez flashing his teeth, Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, June 26, 2014.

 

Anyone watching the World Cup is familiar with the head-knocking, pushing, elbowing and even biting that occurs on the field — and how players on the receiving end of those maneuvers sometimes react in dramatic, seemingly exaggerated ways.

But do those histrionics, real or faked, actually help teams to win?

Read more from VOA’s Adam Phillips here.

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