Images of Brain Injuries in Athletes

A new study of 85 people who had a history of repeated mild head traumas found that 68 of them had evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The photographs illustrate the deterioration of the brain.

The dark areas of the brain show the spread of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. - Continue reading at the New York Times.

Pictured is the brain of Cookie Gilchrist who died in 2011. He played six seasons of professional football.

Ed note: Five concussions in one game has parents questioning Pop Warner football.

How One Soccer Team Defeated the Nazis

FC Start, a group of soccer players living in Nazi-occupied Kiev, used the game to find hope and inspire their fellow countrymen.

Produced by: Danny Arruda, ESPN
Filmed and Edited by: Evolve Digital Cinema

Ed note: That time when German and British soldiers called a truce and played soccer on Christmas Day during World War I.