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The difference between male and females has been known for a little while as the females tend to show more cognitive issues and in research have shown to be slower at recovering.  Also known but for some reason discounted is the age aspect; it would be logical to expect a developing brain to struggle more [...]

For some time the thought was that the mTBI, TBI and concussions suffered on a playing field were different from what was being experienced on the battle field.  The mechanisms may be different (collisions versus blast injuries) in nature but the resulting devastation may be similar.  Again we can look to the northeast to Boston [...]

Thanks to a friend and follower of the blog I have been looking at some traumatic brain injury (TBI) research.  Often you see TBI and concussion near each other; you can think of them as brother and sister.  They are cut from the same cloth, meaning it is the same mechanisms that cause both.  Concussions [...]

Papua New Guinea may be inexperienced at international level heading into next month's Brazil 2014 qualifiers following years of inactivity, however, the future is looking bright on the back Frank Farina's appointment as coach.

The Red Bulls on Thursday traded Juan Agudelo to Chivas USA for defender Heath Pearce and cash.

The NASL Play of the Week is out for week #6. Go here to vote for your favorite play.

Last weekend, when working on the game report for the Minnesota Stars match, I did an edit to the video supplied by the team of rookie Kevin Venegas’ game-winning goal. It was truly a “wonder strike” and something to share. When I finished the edit I uploaded it to YouTube and linked to it for [...]

After sitting out training earlier in the week due to a cold, Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben has assured he is ready to play in the UEFA Champions League final against Chelsea on Saturday.

Lazio coach Edy Reja has resigned from his post, stating that his adventure at the Serie A club has come to and that he will not change his mind.

Every day, from 21-23 May, we will be giving away a signed Arsene Wenger jersey in a daily FIFA Interactive World Cup Twitter contest.

Lyon won the UEFA Women's Champions League for the second successive year as they defeated Frankfurt 2-0 in the final at the Olympic Stadium.

The final of the Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup 2012 saw FC Zurich defeat city rivals Grasshopper Club 2-0, marking a fourth title for the Swiss side.

Elfsborg suffered a 1-0 loss to Malmo, reducing their lead to three points at the Allvenskan summit, while Gefle stayed in the bottom two after a 1-1 draw with Djurgarden.

Liverpool have been given permission by Wigan Athletic to approach manager Roberto Martinez regarding the vacant position at Anfield following Kenny Dalglish's exit.

It’s not Real Madrid versus FC Barcelona as many expected, but we’ll take it.  In an improbable matchup, FC Bayern Munich will host Chelsea FC in the Champions League final on Saturday. Bayern Munich finished runners up to a dominant Borussia Dortmund in both the Bundesliga and the German Cup.  Chelsea finished sixth in the [...]

Colombian midfielder Fredy Guarin has completed a permanent move to Inter Milan from Portuguese champions Porto for a fee of €11 million.

Vitesse Arnhem secured a 3-1 win over RKC Waalwijk in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League play-off tie, putting them one step closer to securing European football next season.

We spoke to ‘Wlievano’ after a dramatic finish to Predictor Round 35 which saw the Colombian win by just two points!

Sporting Gijon have appointed Manuel Sanchez as their first team coach, with Javier Clemente resigning from the post after failing to keep the club in the first division.

Juan Mata insisted Chelsea are not thinking beyond the UEFA Champions League final this weekend, stating that the Blues want to win the competition and are not affected by the uncertainty over Roberto Di Matteo's future.