“Brazilian superstar Neymar’s brain activity while dancing past opponents is less than 10 per cent the level of amateur players, suggesting he plays as if on auto-pilot, according to Japanese neurologists.Results of brain scans conducted on Neymar in February this year indicated minimal cerebral function when he rotated his ankle and point to the Barcelona […]
“Fans of the world’s most popular game know that this is just one of soccer’s oldest and most universally despised tactics. Turning a small foul into a death performance worthy of La Scala can draw cards for opposing players, kill time from the clock or just give one’s winded teammates a breather. What’s interesting about […]
“Ova dobrodušna ekipa se protiv nepravde odlučila boriti nogometom, usprkos činjenici da nemaju gotovo nikakva financijska sredstva – pa čak ni lopte, ni sportsku opremu, ni igralište. Međunarodna zajednica i nekoliko ambasada donirali su nešto opreme, organizirali su par utakmica, zapravo malo fotografiranja malo obećanja, i to bi bilo to.Praznovjerje i pohlepa. I nogomet. Za […]
Cultivated Disinterest in Professional Sports Posted Fri, 23 Nov 2012 Like many of my friends, I have treated professional sports with cultivated indifference. But a year and a half ago, I decided to become a football fan. Several years ago, I was…
Neuropathologist Dr Ann McKee, a leading expert on degenerative diseases caused by repetitive blows to the head, looks at the brain of an American football player who recently died, revealing the damage caused by the game
Neuropathologist Dr Ann McKee, a leading expert on degenerative diseases caused by repetitive blows to the head, looks at the brain of an American football player who recently died, revealing the damage caused by the game