FIFA's Next Problem: Concussions

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As we all know, Germany needed extra time to beat Argentina in the final in Rio on Sunday.

But short of the political irresponsibility that the governing body is ignoring in picking their home nations, the new issue that the folks are not talking about when they need to discuss it is the concussions problem.

14 minutes after being taken off the pitch and being examined by his own physios, German defender Christoph Kramer collapsed on the turf and had to be stretchered off in the final against Argentina.

Kramer joined Mascherano, Zabaleta, and Pereira in playing after getting concussed- and there are those trumpeting the idea that this kind of machismo has to stop...

And quick...

Here's the discussion in "Last Call" that includes Taylor Twellman- whose career was cut short by multiple concussions.

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And you can go ahead and start the talk about Roberto Mancini not even getting on the team bus and going back to the Etihad and just leaving now...

A Ben Watson header in extra time gives Wigan their first title in the 81-year history of the club and reinforces that Roberto Martinez is an absolute magician with the resources he's given (about 53-million versus the 300-plus-million Manchester City gets to play with)...


It all started with the sending off of Man City's Pablo Zabaleta- his second yellow...


Now, Wigan faces the first relegation who was an FA Cup champ... they're three points back with two games to play...

And, according to the Guardian newspaper's Jamie Jackson, Mancini is already gone...

Malaga boss Manuel Pellegrini has apparently already told his players he's heading to England and midfielder Isco may be joining him.

As an addendum, here's Gus calling the game winner...
Ian Wright is clearly pleased that Man City took it in the chops...
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