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"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." ht

"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.