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hmm... It is widely known that players are now must more protected by rules than 5 years ago. The fouls on Messis would be considered too gentle for Ronaldo (no

hmm... It is widely known that players are now must more protected by rules than 5 years ago. The fouls on Messis would be considered too gentle for Ronaldo (not C. Ronaldo)...

DevKoala 12y ago
Widely known? I've followed the game for decades and haven't seen this. Messi takes a lot of punishment and rarely flops too.
- anu_gupta 12y ago
  Yes, very widely known. If you don't think the game was rougher 30 years ago, then you really haven't been watching very closely.