Soccer Stars Abby Wambach and Megan Rapinoe Plan to Donate Their Brains to Concussion Research

U.S. women’s national team players Abby Wambach and Megan Rapinoe said on March 28 that they will donate their brains for CTE research.

Abby Wambach #20 and Megan Rapinoe #15 of the United States celebrate Wambach's goal against Russia at Georgia Dome on February 13, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

U.S. women’s soccer players Abby Wambach and Megan Rapinoe said they will donate their brains for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) research.

The World Cup champions made the revelation in an interview with The Lantern before an event at Ohio State on March 28. The announcement comes just a few weeks after a top NFL official admitted there is a link between American football and concussions, which was later retracted by other NFL officials.

I think there will be valuable research and information that will be studied.

— Abby Wambach, USWNT