World Cup Thread

[Get Buckets]

I believe football has a shelf life and won't be around in 100 years. Soccer will be. Marshawn Kneeland, a 24 year old player for the Cowboys died last year after a 160 MPH police chase. He ended up shooting himself in the head.

Just recently his brain had been studied. He had stage one of CTE. I am not sure I want my son to play football when he is old enough. The sport, as much as I love it, is dangerous. With more knowledge, parents are steering their kids to safer sports. Perhaps America will be a soccer nation in due time.

I don’t disagree with what you are saying at all but I’m also wondering if there isn’t going to be a lot more discovered about young developing brains getting jarred around from heading a soccer ball.

 

[Get Buckets]

I’m completely fine if I never see Pulisic play soccer again.

 

[MidseasonTweak]

I don’t disagree with what you are saying at all but I’m also wondering if there isn’t going to be a lot more discovered about young developing brains getting jarred around from heading a soccer ball.

True. Heading is already linked to CTE. Perhaps heading should be banned until a certain age.

 

[Goingfor9]

True. Heading is already linked to CTE. Perhaps heading should be banned until a certain age.

Played soccer all my life coached at high levels. I played when I was in college and everytime I put my head on a ball I would get tunnel vision and nearly black out. At first I stopped heading the ball but my coaches figured it out fast. I finished out the season but had to quit the game at the time. That’s when I went directly into coaching. I’ve played men’s league and some other things but I never head a ball again. There’s no doubt heading the ball can lead to concussion symptoms. Players with strong necks and occipital seem to be able to head the ball no problems. Unfortunately that isn’t many soccer players