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In a recent study conducted by FIFPRO, the global union for professional footballers, it showed that players who reported three concussions performed significantly worse in tasks requiring attention, such as tracking the ball and opponents, maintaining positional awareness and reacting quickly during a match, compared with those who had two or fewer concussions, sparking calls for further research
A combination of climate change and a lack of physical activity could mean that the global sports industry risks losing $1.6 trillion (£1.2 trillion) by 2050, according to the World Economic Forum’s recent report titled ‘Sports for People and Planet’
Two recent surveys highlight ongoing risks for women in UK sport. In elite sport, 88% of respondents reported experiencing sexual misconduct, with women with disabilities disproportionately affected. Among coaches, women face higher rates of bullying, harassment, and aggression than men, particularly in high-performance settings
Morocco will take legal action following the Africa Cup of Nations final on 18 January in Rabat, Morocco, where opponents Senegal left the pitch to protest a penalty awarded against them following a VAR review, but then returned to win the match 1-0 during extra time
The Premier League, along with other leagues and player unions, are calling for football lawmakers to trial temporary concussion substitutes, arguing that the use of permanent substitution only results in higher risk
A decision has been issued by the Disciplinary and Appeals Tribunal in the matter of World Athletics v Mr Yousef Mohamed Al-Asiri, a long-distance runner from Saudi Arabia
Head coach of Canada’s skeleton team, Joe Cecchini, has been cleared of rigging the skeleton qualifying event in New York last weekend ahead of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games after pulling four out of six Canadian athletes from the race which saw fewer qualifying points available for U.S. athlete Katie Uhlaender, who won the event but did not qualify for the Games
Cambridge United is the first football club in the country to join the Football Safety App, backed by former England and Liverpool player Emile Heskey, to help tackle abuse within football
Olympic 100m hurdle gold medallist Benita Fitzgerald Mosley has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Center for SafeSport, effective 1 February 2026
