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Why players talk behind their hands

cupped hands to amplify their voices

Football stadiums are some of the loudest venues in the world.

The crowd noise at football games averages between 80 and 90 decibels. That, according to hearing experts, is already hovering around the "loud" and "extremely loud" range.

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