I know they look kinda dumb but I wonder when soccer mandates that players wear some kind of head protection, something like Cech used to wear. Soccer has one of the highest concussion incident rates of any sport and has already banned heading for players under the age of 11.
I know it’d be devastating for the players since they couldn’t show off their fresh low-fades every game but at some point you have to imagine it’s a given that players will be required to wear some form of head protection. I think I recall that Virginia Tech did a study a few years back and found wearing protective headgear lead to a 70% reduction in concussions compared to not wearing something. Only a matter of time, in my opinion.