Furious FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce said: �I have seen several incidents recently and I saw the latest Suarez incident two or three times.
�To me it is nothing less than a form of cheating.�
Boyce�s scathing comments last night came in the wake of Liverpool star Suarez�s theatrical
attempt to win a penalty during Sunday�s goalless draw against Stoke.
Boyce added: �It is becoming a little bit of a cancer within the game. I believe if it is clear to everyone that it is simulation, then that person is trying to cheat and they should be severely punished for that.�
But Suarez last night insisted he does not care what people say.
The Uruguayan, 25, snapped: �Any manager can say what he wants about me but it doesn�t affect me. �Let them carry on talking. Meanwhile I will continue to play football and to concern myself with my team and with what I do � and nothing more.�
Stoke gaffer Tony Pulis branded Suarez� second-half dive an �embarrassment� and called for the Reds striker to be banned for three matches. And Boyce, Britain�s representative on the game�s governing body, agrees with Pulis.
He added: �It can be dealt with retrospectively by disciplinary committees and is done so in some associations. I believe that is the correct thing to do.�
Potters winger Michael Kightly, who played against Suarez on Sunday, also waded in to the debate. He fumed: �When you get a little touch and Suarez is screaming like he has broken his leg, you do think �Is he hurt?�
�But nine times out of 10, he�s not. Refs have to stamp down on it. Sometimes players know a tackle�s coming in and ride it and go down. That�s good play, winning a penalty.
�But when you just dive with no touch at all, that�s not good for the game.� Reds boss Brendan Rodgers leapt to the defence of his star and said: �There seems to be one set of rules for Luis and another set for everyone else.
�Diving and simulation is one issue we all agree has to be eradicated but there were other incidents this weekend that didn�t seem to generate the same coverage.
�The vilification of Luis is both wrong and unfair.�
The FA does not punish players for diving but a spokesman said: �Simulation is not something the FA currently take retrospective action over but it is an issue that is often reviewed.�
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