Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
The difference is that ball tampering - if discovered - results in serious punishment. The cheating that takes place in football (fouling, timewasting, diving, handball, etc, etc) is simply an intrinsic part of the game. That difference means the two things cannot be meaningfully compared.
Nonsense, you said cheating was an aberration and it clearly isn't.

How cheating is dealt with is a different issue entirely.