CTE Diagnosed In Major League Soccer Player For First Time
June 28, 2022 2:23PM PDT
Credit: MGN
BOSTON (AP) – Researchers have diagnosed chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a Major League Soccer player for the first time.
The Boston University CTE Center says former Sporting Kansas City defender Scott Vermillion suffered from the degenerative brain disease that has been linked to repeated blows to the head.
Vermillion died of an accidental drug overdose in December 2020 at the age of 44.
CTE has been found in more than 100 former NFL players as well as semi-pro and high school soccer players.
Vermillion is the first from MLS. He played in four MLS seasons for D.C. United, the Colorado Rapids and Sporting KC.
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