Concussion Incident at World Cup Draws Criticism, Demands for Change

Jun 27, 2014

The world was abuzz this weekend about the World Cup, with all the scintillating match play and high stakes drama.   But some of the drama was not at all flattering to the game and the organizational body that manages it FIFA.   When Uruguay defender Álvaro Pereira went down in a heap after taking a knee to the head, those of us who track the concussion issue fully expected him to be removed from the match with England and be questionable for future matches.   After all, Pereira
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