Former Major Soccer League Player Brings Concussions to the Forefront of Sport
Recent trends have highlighted the need for concussion reform in professional sports such as football and ice hokey, but now a recent article in the New York Times highlights the role concussions play professional soccer as well.
Taylor Twellman, a former member of the New England Revolution, stated recently that his team, which is a part of the Major Soccer League (MLS), disregarded his reports of injuries he sustained as a result of multiple concussions. Additionally, Twellam noted that his team sent him back on the field after he told them that he had a concussion during the game in which he sustained a hit that eventually forced him to retire.
Twellman was a five-time MLS All-Star who was the league MVP in 2005. He said he has been diagnosed with five concussions, so he knew he’d sustained one in 2008 when he went for the ball and was punched in the head by Los Angeles Galaxy goalkeeper Steve Cronin.