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US company launches impact protection for footballers

12/06/2014
Impact protection foam manufacture XRD has teamed up with a new company, 2nd Skull, to create a headband that it claims reduces head impacts for soccer players by up to 37%.

"We've seen an alarming increase in concussions among soccer players, and there's no reason for players not to add some type of additional impact protection," said Federico Olivares, CEO of 2nd Skull. "Our patented product is thin, comfortable, unobtrusive, and unlike any others on the market, scientifically proven to provide a high level of impact protection."

It points to Manchester United's Wayne Rooney as a player that favours protective headbands, adding that several youth leagues in the US have started to require protective headgear.

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