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FIFA ready to discuss about temporary substitutions in concussions

By Reuters | May. 2, 2019

**Michel D'Hooghe Chairman of the FIFA Medical Committee addresses the 65th FIFA Congress in Zurich, Switzerland, May 29, 2015.** [Reuters]

FIFA is open to having discussions about temporary substitutions if players suffer serious head injuries in matches, its medical committee head Michel D’Hooghe has told the Times newspaper.

Tottenham Hotspur defender Jan Vertonghen tried to play on following a head clash in Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final first leg defeat by Ajax Amsterdam before going off, prompting brain injury charity Headway to call for changes to the rules.

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