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No, a snood is used on the head to confine the hair.  See the OED: ""A fillet, band, or ribbon, for confining the hair; latterly, in Scotland (and the north of England), the distinctive hair-band worn by young unmarried women. More recently, a fashionable bag-like or closed woman's hairnet, usu. worn at the back of the head."".

Something worn around the neck for warmth is a scarf or comforter.  The tubular buff is multipurpose and so can be worn in various ways.  The polar models are made with fleece section and I suppose that is what the footballers have been wearing.  The commentator's usage of snood for this is a neologism which is being used for humour and so we should avoid it.

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