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New research finds that heading the soccer ball may be riskier for women than men

November 26, 2017Health

They “found that women tended to have damage to a greater part of their brain and to more discrete areas of the brain than the men who headed the ball the same amount.”

The "Pearls of Pancasan" practice twice a week in their village in the northern mountains of Nicaragua

Making ‘The Beautiful Game’ even more beautiful for these young Nicaraguans

May 27, 2015Education
Stephanie Roche

Meet the woman who could be awarded FIFA’s Goal of the Year

December 3, 2014Sports

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