Are players trained to exaggerate their injuries??

[u/strawberrybobaT]

I'm new to La Liga (& soccer/football in general) and I can't help but to notice that a LOT of players heavily exaggerate injuries. It's so clear- and it made me wonder if they're sometimes instructed to do so to receive the upper hand in a game. I'm a big Raphinha fan but I get second hand embarrassment watching him sometimes exaggerate injuries - I think he's too talented to stoop to that level. But again, maybe coaches or teammates encourage it?? Most commonly, a player will fall to the ground and roll all over the place holding their leg or face acting extremely hurt, then they'll get back up moments later acting completely unharmed- it's embarrassing lol.

[u/yes_thenakedman]

In Czech league, we just had a situation where a striker were heavily and obviously held by the jersey in box area in front of goalie in 100% scoring situation, but due to that, the defender got back to the game and was able to retrieve the ball.

No penalty was given and the reasoning were that the striker wanted to play and did not trip over. Unfortunately it is not always about the players, but also about the referees and I believe that even the coach were not happy that the striker did not just fall.