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[email protected]. MISSOURI LAW REVIEW VOLUME 83 SUMMER 2018 NUMBER 3 In Search of the Final Head Ball: The Case for Eliminating Heading from Soccer N. Jeremi Duru* I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 560 II. A BRAIN TRAUMA PRIMER ........................................................................... 562 III. SOCCER, FOOTBALL, AND THEIR INTERACTION IN THE UNITED STATES ..... 565 A. Soccer and Football in the United States: Born of One .................... 565 B. Football’s Violent Ascension ............................................................. 567