US soccer officials to discuss head injuries as 4 more ex-players diagnosed with CTE
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FILE - Miami Fusion's Tyrone Marshall (15) assists Kansas City Wizards' Scott Vermillion after the two collided while going up for a header in the first half of a soccer match Aug. 29, 1999, in Kansas City, Mo. Four more former professional soccer players have been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The Concussion Legacy Foundation says they were found to have the degenerative brain disease that has been linked to concussions in athletes, combat veterans and others who have sustained repeated head trauma. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)FILE - Boston University School of Medicine scientist Ann McKee speaks with researchers following a meeting held to launch a seven-year study into chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, at the school June 1, 2016, in Boston. BU researchers have diagnosed more than 100 football players with CTE; it also has been found in boxers and members of the military. Cases among soccer players at least in the United States have been less common, but researchers expect the numbers to increase now that those who began playing the growing sport as children are reaching old age. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)FILE - Sports Legacy Institute president Chris Nowinski listens during a House Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Legal Issues Relating to Football Head Injuries, Part II" in Detroit. The Concussion Legacy Foundation, formerly known as the Sports Legacy Institute, announced Tuesday, May 16, 2023, that four former soccer pros have been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
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FILE - Miami Fusion's Tyrone Marshall (15) assists Kansas City Wizards' Scott Vermillion after the two collided while going up for a header in the first half of a soccer match Aug. 29, 1999, in Kansas City, Mo. Four more former professional soccer players have been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The Concussion Legacy Foundation says they were found to have the degenerative brain disease that has been linked to concussions in athletes, combat veterans and others who have sustained repeated head trauma. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)