Your sentiment expanded:

I played soccer for 30 years (kinder-garden to college, Army post leagues, then casual rec league), never got into watching it. When my home state got a new MLS team, I was excited. The tickets were affordable, and I enthusiastically committed myself to going to as many of their games as able.

At their home opener, I was disheartened if not destroyed. The farce on the field was nothing like I've ever played or watched (I should have watched more Euro / football). The flopping seemed as central to the game as passing and running. Opposing team is setting up a scoring opportunity? Just fall to the ground and scream that you broke your ankle. Ref stops play, gives the broken ankle time to mend, the defense regroups, then the player pops off the ground ready to give 100% again, injury free. Made a bad pass? It was obviously the defenders interference, throw yourself to the ground and grasp your face, even though there was no contact, hope the ref gives you the ball back so you can correct your error (and sometimes it works!).

It made me sick to my stomach, filled me with disgust or even hatred. I will not watch another MLS game, live or on TV. There needs to be post game camera review to punish this behavior.