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> This is cute, but with what we now know about CTE, I can't help but find boxing, American football (handegg), etc disgusting. FTFY Seriously the rest of the

> This is cute, but with what we now know about CTE, I can't help but find boxing, American football (handegg), etc disgusting. FTFY Seriously the rest of the world calls 'Soccer': 'football'

humanrebar 8y ago
"Unqualified, the word football is understood to refer to whichever form of football is the most popular in the regional context in which the word appears." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football ...though association football does not have a concussion problem the way American football does. I'm not aware whether Australian or rugby football have concussion issues as well.
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- Retric 8y ago
  Soccer does have brain trauma issues, from people bouncing the ball off their head. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/10/25/heading-a-soccer-ball-causes-instant-brain-changes-study-finds/?utm_term=.39efb921ccf1 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/1...
- s3m4j 8y ago
  HN isn't "regional" though.
aaron695 8y ago
Not sure of the original point but here's a map for those interested in who says what - https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1tg14k/football_vs_soccer_how_people_of_the_world_name/ https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1tg14k/football_vs_...
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