The act of "diving" (
falling down on the pitch
pretending being fouled), cheating and influencing the referees to gain advantage in a football match. The name comes from the way of play of FC Barcelona who popularized this behaviour in football when winning
a couple of titles thanks to tricking referees.
- "
Oh come on, look at them! They're
falling down and grabbing their faces in agony when the
opposite players barely get close to them!"
- "Yeah, they're on their barsism again."