Head injuries in football: Every player - even Cristiano Ronaldo - needs protecting | Goal.com: Ex-DC United & Toronto FC president Kevin Payne is worried for football's future, and hopes that FIFA and the FA will follow U.S. Club Soccer's lead
U.S. Club�Soccer CEO Kevin Payne has warned about the dangers of head injury in football, saying that concussion could prove a problem for everyone from children playing amateur games to elite players like Cristiano Ronaldo.
Speaking ahead of the world premiere of Alan Shearer's BBC documentary "Dementia, Football And Me",�the�chairman of the technical committee and board member for the U.S. Soccer Federation said that the issue is bigger than football itself as it concerns the future safety and health of players of all ages.
"It's not even really a football question," Payne told� Goal .�"This is really about the welfare of these young people and even older people. It doesn't matter whether you're a 10-year-old girl playing in the weekends or whether it's Cristiano Ronaldo. If a player suffers a head injury, they need to be protected."
U.S. Club�Soccer CEO Kevin Payne has warned about the dangers of head injury in football, saying that concussion could prove a problem for everyone from children playing amateur games to elite players like Cristiano Ronaldo.
Speaking ahead of the world premiere of Alan Shearer's BBC documentary "Dementia, Football And Me",�the�chairman of the technical committee and board member for the U.S. Soccer Federation said that the issue is bigger than football itself as it concerns the future safety and health of players of all ages.
"It's not even really a football question," Payne told� Goal .�"This is really about the welfare of these young people and even older people. It doesn't matter whether you're a 10-year-old girl playing in the weekends or whether it's Cristiano Ronaldo. If a player suffers a head injury, they need to be protected."