Concussions in boxing have been on the public's radar during
most of the twentieth century; concussions in football and hockey
joined boxing as major concerns early in the twenty-first century;
but soccer has flown under the concussion radar until fairly
recently. That lack of notice for soccer will change now, because
earlier this month the United States Soccer Federation, which
controls U.S. Soccer youth national teams and academies, including
Major League Soccer youth club teams, settled a potential class
action lawsuit that had been filed in federal court in San
Francisco in 2014, Rachel Mehr et al. v. Federation
Internationale de Football Association et al. The settlement
provides much more protection than previously existed regarding
heading the ball for children under the age of 14, who are
particularly vulnerable to concussions from heading. Therefore,
less injuries will occur, and insurance costs should eventually
decrease as a result of that.
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