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theneedfull t1_j7u296b wrote

Reply to comment by brett1081 in How the NFL avoids paying disabled players — with the union’s help by washingtonpost

I have no clue if there are studies on this, but I would think that CTE has to be a problem in soccer as well. Taking a header from a ball kicked like 80 yards HAS to do something to the brain. I'm guessing that it hasn't been studied as extensively as football, which really started talking about it recently.

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brett1081 t1_j7ukeeb wrote

I believe it is. But the CU-Boulder study in football players from s CTE in over 90%. It’s crazy. But your not wrong, soccer is not a perfect sport for minimizing head injuries. Very few appear to be.

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