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Yeah, they sell it pretty good. But if you look at the other view it looks like he really gets nailed. Although it kinda looks like the video is sped up.
Jeez, I'm amazed those wimpy footballers even have enough backbone to get out of bed without falling down and crying about it.
In the 1930's, Soviet propaganda claimed that football was invented by the capitalists with the intent of causing "serious injuries" like bruises, ankle twists and even broken bones to the Soviet youth. Football commentators seem to have taken over from this: a guy might get hit in the leg and lie down for a minute because of the pain, and they'll call it a "serious injury".