New research suggests that soccer 'headers' might be tied to brain changes that could also lead to CTE. Folks who had done a lot of headers showed changes in the brain's surface w

Soccer heading may cause more brain damage than previously thought, according to a new study. Researchers from the Radiological Society of North America looked into the links between one of soccer’s commonplace practices — headbutting the ball — and neurodegenerative diseases such as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).