CTE Is Diagnosed in a Major League Soccer Player for the First Time

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Is Diagnosed in a Major League Soccer Player for the First Time

CTE has been found in more than 100 former NFL players as well as semi-pro and high school soccer players. Vermillion is the first from MLS. After retiring in 2001 with an ankle injury, his family said, he became depressed and had problems with impulse control and aggression. Eventually, he suffered from memory loss and developed a substance abuse problem.

The MLS Players Association called upon the league to break with the sport’s international governing bodies and adopt a rule expanding substitutions to allow for players with concussions.

I hope he is ok. Wonder if he took the vax?

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