Cataloguing head injuries that are not being taken seriously

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I've been meaning to start this thread for a while, because we seem to be in the middle of an era where concussion awareness has increased, but where protocols are sometimes little more than paying lip service.

If you see a game where this happens please post it here. For example, if someone comes back on and the commentator makes a comment about them 'still appearing a bit woozy'. I heard just that recently, but forgot which player and which game so cannot include it here.

So I will start with a more dramatic example:

Fabian Schaer, in Euro 2020 qualifier against Georgia. Knocked out. Swallowed own tongue, which a member of the opposing team then sorted out. Carried on playing. Not sure the person he clashed heads with should have carried on either, unclear but he was also described as laying motionless.

"It looks awful. I can't remember anything," the Newcastle player told the paper after being shown video footage. "I was out for a few seconds. My skull is still humming. And I've got neck ache and a bruise on my forehead. But it was worth it."

Footballer rushes to opponent's aid

 

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That incident did not go unnoticed:

Fabian Schar knocked unconscious: Uefa needs to investigate - brain charity Headway

Headway chief executive Peter McCabe said: "What is it going to take to make football take concussion seriously?"

McCabe said: "How many more players will have their careers and, more importantly, their lives and long-term health put at risk by the sport's inability to follow its own protocols?

"Put simply, the decision to allow Fabian Schar to return to the field of play after suffering a clear concussion was not only incredibly dangerous, but also a clear dereliction of duty.

"The player's comments after the match are also deeply disturbing and again show the lack of awareness and understanding among players.

"Uefa must immediately launch an investigation into the incident and explain why their protocols were not followed."

 

[friedaweed]

This one's looking like the police may look into it...
Football star McAllister 'punched in face'

 

[AverageJoe]

What the fuck is Gary McCallister, the Rangers assistant manager, doing out at 4 am after 'a meal with his wife'

In Leeds . Which isn't Scotland.

Having been a big fan of him in his playing days I find it hard to think he was *entirely* innocent.

 

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Even UEFA think the protocols need updating:

Uefa: Football needs new concussion protocols

 

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I wonder how many I have missed since. But here is a new one.