Christoph Kramer should -remember the World Cup final as the greatest day of his life. The Borussia Moenchengladbach midfielder was drafted in just before kickoff to make his first competitive start for Germany in a game that would end with them as world champions.
He doesn't remember it like that. In fact Nike Air Presto Grey Sale , there are parts of it that he doesn't remember at all. He took a knock to the jaw in a 19th-minute challenge with -Argentina's Ezequiel -Garay and, after prolonged -medical treatment, was permitted to play on. However, he was -clearly in no fit state to continue and was substituted just after the half-hour mark.
Millions at home saw a -player leave the field that looked like he had no idea who he was, let alone where he was. Kramer has since said that he thought he came off immediately after the challenge and has no -recollection of how he got to the changing room.
This incident is the latest at this World Cup to highlight how soccer is failing to properly deal with concussion.
Javier Mascherano took a blow to the head in the first half of Argentina's semifinal with the Netherlands but he too got up and was allowed to carry on. He managed to clear his head enough to deny Arjen Robben as the striker shaped to shoot in the last minute of normal time. He then played another 30 minutes in extra time.
Uruguay's Alvaro Pereira felt the full force of Raheem Sterling's knee with an hour of their match gone against England. His grogginess was clear to see to everyone watching on TV but he convinced the South American team's physician to let him carry on.
Something is clearly wrong. Players shouldn't be able to overrule medical professionals when their future well-being is at stake. Other sports Nike Air Presto Black Sale , notably NFL football and boxing, which have had long-standing failures to acknowledge the potential long-term damage of head -injuries, are now leading the way while soccer lags behind.
FIFPro, the world soccer players' union, has used these three incidents to start the conversation. They want the laws of the game to be changed to allow for proper sideline assessment of head injuries Nike Air Presto Essential Sale , substitutes -allowed on while that treatment takes place, and an end to the prevailing attitude that a player is hero for playing on after a clash of heads.
These are big changes but who in their right mind would oppose them?
At Brazil 2014, FIFA have proved that they are willing to modernize the game. Goal-line technology and disappearing spray were unimaginable at the last World Cup but they are probably here to stay. Now's the time for the governing body to make a change for the real good of the game.
BANGKOK, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Thai Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said Tuesday that the government will try to solve problems related to environmental impact assessment (EIA) this month, so as to start the construction of the long-awaited Thailand-China railway project.
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He mentioned that the only remaining problem that hinder the approval of EIA lies in three cement companies in Saraburi Province.
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HARARE, Nov. 24 (Xinhua)-- Zimbabwe's incoming President Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed to guarantee the safety of its former President Robert Mugabe and his family in Zimbabwe, the official Herald newspaper reported Friday.
"He (Mnangagwa) also assured the First Family not just of their own security and welfare, but the preservation of law and order throughout the country," the newspaper quoted Mugabe's outgoing spokesperson George Charamba as saying.
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Charamba said both of them agreed that Mugabe needed time to rest after the hectic events which led to his resignation on Tuesday and he may therefore not attend Mnangagwa's inauguration at the National Sports Stadium.
BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Free-trade agreements between China and Switzerland and China and Iceland took effect on Tuesday, marking a new dawn for business between the countries.
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Under the agreement, 99.7 percent of imports from China to Switzerland will be exempted from customs duties, while 84.2 percent of Switzerland's exports enjoy the same policy. Duties on China's exports including textiles, clothes Nike Air Force 1 Flyknit Low White Sale , auto parts and metalware will be reduced substantially.
Trade between Switzerland and China increased 126 percent year on year to 59.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2013. China is Switzerland's largest trade partner in Asia, while Switzerland is China's fifth-largest trade partner in Europe.
Trade between China and Iceland stood at 220 million U.S. dollars last year.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1 (Xinhua) -- A group of scholars have written about a number of past "wicked problems" that confounded the society, economy, environment and politics in the United States.
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