# Worst Olympic Sports

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-olympic-sports/630001
**Category:** The Game Room
**Created:** [July 31, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-olympic-sports/630001 "2012-07-31T23:06:47Z")
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### Author: ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-olympic-sports/630001/60 "2012-08-01T16:16:58Z")

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> [@Colophon](#):
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> Percentage of the world population for whom “football” means “American football”: \<5%
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> Percentage for whom it means “association football”: \>95%
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> Percentage of world population who give a toss about the former: \<5% 😉

I understand that you ended your post with a wink, but PLEASE get this through your skull: The people who call football soccer are the people who saved you from annahilation, many times. ANd allow you to have the wonderful health care and work conditions you so enjoy! Show some appreciation! (Sorry, I just couldn’t let this attitude go unchallegened again)

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