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Brain injury charity wants temporary substitutes after Jan Vertonghen clash

Tottenham's Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen down injured during their Champions League semifinal first leg tie against Ajax on April 30, 2019. [Reuters]

Soccer authorities should introduce temporary substitutions, a brain injury charity said after defender Jan Vertonghen tried to play on following a head clash during Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League semi-final.

Vertonghen collided with teammate Toby Alderweireld while trying to beat Ajax Amsterdam goalkeeper Andre Onana to the ball in what Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino described as a “big knock” during Tuesday’s semi-final first leg.

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