Researchers from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) analyzed the brain MRIs of 352 amateur soccer players, aged 18 to 53, both men and women. They discovered abnormalities in the white matter surrounding the brain,

The researchers said most of the damage was found in the frontal lobe of the brain — beneath the part of the skull soccer players are taught to use to head the ball.

Heading a soccer ball can cause long-term damage to areas of the brain associated with learning, new research shows.

New research suggests that soccer 'headers' might be tied to brain changes that could also lead to CTE. Folks who had done a lot of headers showed changes in the brain's surface w