Manchester City striker Sergio Agüero has questioned the integrity of Premier League referees after he suggested English players receive preferential treatment over their foreign counterparts.
His compatriots Pablo Zabaelta and Carlos Tévez each had penalty appeals turned down for City at Fulham on Saturday, although Norwegian John Arne Riise won a spotkick for Fulham in the first half.
Asked if foreign footballers have it tougher in terms of gaining decisions, the Argentine replied: "Yes, always. It happens everywhere. There's a little bit of privilege with players who come from that country.
"Here in England, there are almost as many foreign players as English players and it's not right that some have a privilege that others don't."
Last week Steven Gerrard and Glen Johnson both claimed Luis Suárez was denied decisions due to his reputation, although ironically both Gerrard and Johnson have been accused of diving before.
Although English footballers have displayed diving tendencies as far back as the notorious Manchester City player Francis Lee, they are rarely subjected to similar criticism as foreign players.
Lee's antics, which led to a memorable, no-holds-barred, punch-up with Norman Hunter at Derby County's Baseball Ground in 1975, make a mockery of the jingoistic ignorance shown towards such deception.
Owen stumbles against Argentina, 1998
Multiple cameras in the 90s brought every player's craftiness under the microscope. David Beckham's Flash Harry nature in his Brylcreem days saw him "make a meal" of little or no contact. And since then Michael Owen Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney, Theo Walcott, Ashley Young, Andy Carroll, James Perch and Danny Welbeck make up a growing list of Englishmen to have dived. For a more united feel, Gareth Bale and Kyle Lafferty are also guilty of such shameless antics.
Steven Gerrard is one of the Premier League's serial divers:
However none have been subjected to the same witch hunt as Eduardo da Silva was three years ago.
The Croat was initially banned for three European matches after he appeared to display an act of simulation to win a penalty for Arsenal against Celtic, but the Gunners successfully appealed, apparently proving there was contact.
And the advent of Twitter has also seen players lambast fellow professionals with more regularity. Newcastle's Ryan Taylor and Villa's Nathan Delfouneso both aired their dismay at Ashley Young's conduct after he won a dubious penalty against Aston Villa last season.