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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- The world players union on Friday accused World Cup organizer FIFA of failing to protect Uruguay midfielder Alvaro Pereira after he played on following a hard blow to the head that he said felt "like the lights went out." Pereira lay motionless after colliding with Raheem Sterlings knee in the 61st minute of Uruguays 2-1 victory on Thursday. Even though he appeared like a punch-drunk boxer, Pereira ultimately was allowed to return in the 63rd minute. The union urged FIFA "to conduct a thorough investigation into its own competition concussion protocol which failed to protect Uruguayan footballer Alvaro Pereira." It asked for "urgent talks and immediate assurances that FIFA can guarantee the safety of the players." It also suggested possible rule changes so players suspected of being concussed can be temporarily substituted while theyre diagnosed. "Football is awash with incidents in which players suffer potentially concussive blows to the head and stay on the pitch. In Pereiras case, he demanded to play on, overruling advice from Uruguays team physician for him to be immediately substituted," FIFPro said in a statement. "FIFPro understands that in certain moments, faced by the pressures of such an important international stage, many players would react in this way. There are times, however, when the players also require greater protection against the prospect of making any rash decisions." As he slid for a ball just outside Uruguays penalty area, Pereiras temple inadvertently struck Sterlings left knee. "After the hit, I only recall that I was unconscious for an instant," he said. "It was like the lights went out a little bit." Teammates surrounding the motionless player signalled for a stretcher. Team medical staff came onto the field. Pereira wobbled to the sideline. Uruguay physician Dr. Alberto Pan signalled for a substitution. Pereira seemed to be having trouble maintaining his balance. He argued and angrily wagged a finger to signal he didnt want to be substituted. "I said sorry a thousand times to the doctor because I was dizzy. It was that moment your adrenaline flowing in your body, maybe without thinking ... what I really wanted to do was to help get the result," the 28-year-old Sao Paulo FC player recalled. "What really matters is that everything is OK. Nothing happened. It was just a scare". Pereira said a team doctor and a FIFA physician checked him after the match. There was no immediate confirmation on whether he sustained a concussion, a subject that is slowly moving up the agenda in the sport. FIFPro said it would monitor Pereiras health on Friday. "He must be subjected to further evaluation and follow-up procedures that help determine if and when he can return to training," it said. The union said it also is considering appointing its own independent doctors "for all future FIFA competitions." "The World Cup must set the standard for player health and safety to educate the international football community. Medical evidence shows that a person faces the risk of very serious brain injury, or worse, if he or she suffers a severe head trauma from a concussive blow," FIFPro said. "Furthermore, FIFPro states any sideline concussion assessment must not be conducted solely by a national team physician. In order to ensure real independence, FIFPros involvement, as the international authority representing the interests of the players, would ensure they are insulated at all times." In the English Premier League, Tottenham came under scrutiny in November for an incident involving goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. Currently with the France squad at the World Cup, Lloris was allowed to play on after he was briefly knocked unconscious during a game after colliding with Evertons Romelu Lukaku, despite medical advice he leave the match. . Lynchs attorney, Ivan Golde, told The Associated Press on Thursday of the plea deal that was reached with the Alameda County District Attorney Office. The plea will be formally entered in court in Oakland, Calif. . -- Washingtons Bradley Beal seemed to make every shot he took in setting a career high with 37 points. http://www.ultraboostclearance.com/yeez ... esale.html. Dragic was a game-time decision because of a sore right ankle that had kept him out of Wednesdays loss at Utah, but played all but the last 10 seconds of the second half in the first 40-point game for a Phoenix player since Amare Stoudemires 44 on March 19, 2010. . 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He didnt want to give me too many secrets and was speaking more about what went on with him.I know he was disappointed with how it ended because theyd had a good qualification with nine wins out of 10, then a disappointing Euros.It could make it tougher because they will want to show what they can do after the Euros and feel like they want another crack at a tournament.We know they are a good team and a lot of their players play for big clubs. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. Look at their qualifying record in recent years and the players they have got at their disposal and you would think its going to be one of our toughest games in the group.They are at home and they are going to fancy themselves, but its one were ready for.Austria opened their World Cup qualifying campaign last month with a 2-1 win in Georgia.Wales also impressed on the first step to Russia by maintaining their Euro 2016 momentum with a 4-0 victory over Moldova. Highlights from Group D as Wales faced Moldova in the European Qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup Gareth Bale scored two and made one as Wales took early ownership of the Group D summit, with King feeling the manner of the win underlined the squads growing maturity.ddddddddddddIt was a potential banana skin game for us, King said.I thought the lads handled it really well, having had the highs in the summer and then almost be back to square one in terms of qualifying and going again for a major tournament.Weve played in a lot of big games now. The tournament has obviously given us confidence and shown we can stand up against the best teams.But we also need to stay focused against the smaller teams, and thats what we did in the last game. King is set to deputise for Aaron Ramsey against Austria King is poised to win his 37th cap at the Ernst Happel Stadion with Arsenal playmaker Aaron Ramsey again sidelined by injury.The 27-year-old believes he has benefited from being part of Leicesters Champions League campaign.The more games you can play against European players and their style of play the better, King said.Playing in the Champions League will help me on the international stage and vice-versa.Its a massive blow to be without Aaron, his loss would weaken any team and we are no different from that.But weve got a squad ethic here and were going to need that over the 10 games of the campaign.You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the Japan Grand Prix on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: Wales face crucial trip Bradshaw replaces Church Ramsey missing Wales move up rankings ' ' '