Soccer-FIFA medical officer wants strict new rules on concussion

(Adds details, quotes) By Mike Collett MANCHESTER, England, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Referees will be instructed to stop a match immediately for three minutes when a player is suspected of being concussed, if a proposal from FIFA's chief medical officer is accepted. Michel D'Hooghe, the chairman of FIFA's medical committee and a UEFA executive committee member, told delegates at the Soccerex Global ...



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