Compared with some collision/contact sports, concussions are relatively uncommon in professional football (soccer).1 2 Nevertheless, professional football has been under repeated scrutiny because of questionable recognition and management (on-field and off-field) of concussions during several high-profile international and national competitions. Given the Concussion in Sport Consensus process has been ongoing for two decades, it is important that professional football adopt consistent policies that represent the highest standard of concussion care.1 We believe the current approach to concussion in some professional football competitions may warrant a red card. Being the world’s highest profile sport, we acknowledge that football’s apparent concussion management oversights may appear to be disproportionately exposed in both the medical and public eye. We also recognise that the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and many professional leagues have made many steps towards promoting high-quality concussion care. Equally, however, variable policies exist that may compromise athlete care, and the sports profile and popularity should be used to promote optimal concussion care and educate millions. As clinicians who have been working in professional football for over 100 cumulated years, we propose a series of measures to improve the recognition and management of concussion across professional football. ### Mandatory education Educating players, staff and officials regarding concussion should play a significant role in improving concussion recognition and management. This is already implemented in a few football leagues such …

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避免红牌：职业足球脑震荡管理一致标准的建议（英式足球）

与一些碰撞/接触运动相比，脑震荡在职业足球（英式足球）中相对少见。1 2 然而，职业足球一直受到反复审查，因为在几次高级别比赛中脑震荡的识别和管理（场内和场外）存在问题-简介国际和国内比赛。鉴于体育运动中的脑震荡共识过程已经持续了二十年，重要的是职业足球采用代表脑震荡护理最高标准的一致政策。1我们认为目前在某些职业足球比赛中处理脑震荡的方法可能会导致红牌. 作为世界上最引人注目的运动，我们承认，足球明显的脑震荡管理疏忽可能在医学和公众眼中似乎不成比例地暴露出来。我们还认识到，国际足球联合会 (FIFA) 和许多职业联赛已经采取了许多措施来促进高质量的脑震荡护理。然而，同样地，存在可能损害运动员护理的可变政策，应该利用运动形象和受欢迎程度来促进最佳脑震荡护理和教育数百万人。作为在职业足球领域工作了 100 多年的临床医生，我们提出了一系列措施来提高职业足球对脑震荡的认识和管理。### 强制教育教育玩家，有关脑震荡的工作人员和官员应在改进脑震荡识别和管理方面发挥重要作用。这已经在一些足球联赛中实施，例如……