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CTE: Ex-MLS player becomes 1st in the league diagnosed with brain disease

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BOSTON - Researchers have diagnosed chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a Major League Soccer player for the first time, saying Tuesday that defender Scott Vermillion suffered from the degenerative brain disease.The Boston University CTE Center said Vermillion, who died of an accidental drug overdose in December 2020 at the age of 44, had the disease.

Although it is not possible to connect any individual case to a cause, CTE has been linked to repeated blows to the head.CTE has been found in more than 100 former NFL players as well as semi-pro and high school soccer players.

Vermillion, who played for the Kansas City Wizards, Colorado Rapids and D.C. United, is the first from MLS."Mr. Vermillion has shown us that soccer players are at risk for CTE," said Dr.

Ann McKee, director of the BU CTE Center. "We need to make every effort to identify players who are suffering and provide them compassionate care and appropriate medical support."FILE - Scott Vermillion #4 of the Colorado Rapids waits to start the game against the D.C.

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