Soccer players have shrinking brains

Pro soccer players might be making lots of money but the price is their brain health, a new study shows. College-age soccer players have exhibited a degree of brain shrinkage throughout their playing years, particularly in their grey matter, which it's thought controls thinking and memory. The damage is particularly exaggerated in the anterior temporal cortex, which not surprisingly is where players hit the ball with their head. Soccer also carried a risk of multiple concussions, and multiple concussions can lead to potentially serious brain damage over time.

I doubt there's much we can do to convince pro soccer players to give up their lucrative salaries, but there are things we can do to protect ourselves, such as not hitting the head with your ball and