>>>>>He could have killed the guy!
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>>>>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1i_l0OeeMc
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>>>>Totally agree. It could have stopped his heart. Truly one of the most bizzare incidents I've ever seen in football.
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>>>Any sport where they regularly hit the ball with their head is bound to loosen a few screws. ;)
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>>Yes, and ZZ is like the French equivalent of our own Vinnie Jones. And when they use their heads in such a way then it becomes a lethal weapon when used on a human.
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>>OTOH, modern footballs are nothing in weigght cf. the old "case balls" of my youth. They were made of thick leather with an air bladder on the inside, and were laced up. When one of them came down from a high lob it weighed more than the moon. I headed one as a kid - never again - it almost drove me into the ground!
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>FWIW, the Adidas balls used in the World Cup were a new design with far less parts and stitching than even the best modern lightweight balls. The idea was to prevent or at least forestall the balls becoming out of round and moving irregularly. IMO they worked pretty well.

I forgot to mention that the old "casies" were even worse when they got wet (esp. if you hadn't put enough dubbin proofing on them - which is what we used to rub into our football boots). It's all coming back to me - wet days in the park, jumpers for goal-posts ...

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