ZURICH: Olympique Lyonnais goalkeeper Anthony Lopes's injury against Barcelona has exposed failings in the way professional football deals with concussion, the global players' union FIFPro said on Thursday .
In a statement to Reuters, FIFPro said the incident"again highlights failures in the current concussion protocol in professional football". It added that these failures"risk seriously damaging the health of players." FIFPro called for an independent doctor at matches to help decide whether a player with suspected concussion should continue, rather than leaving the decision with team doctors as happens at present.It added that a temporary substitute should be allowed on the field to allow medical staff time to review whether a player has concussion.
In its protocol for dealing with suspected concussion, UEFA says that the referee should stop the game for up to three minutes"to allow the injured player to be assessed by the team doctor."
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