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A fourplex for sale near Costa Mesa’s Shalimar Park is being eyed by city officials who want to expand open space in the overdeveloped area. That dilemma reared its head this week, as Costa Mesa planning commissioners met to determine whether the city’s purchase of a residential property adjacent to Shalimar Park — a precursor to expanding the westside parklet …

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Raul Jimenez speaks about his horror head injury and recalls last thing he remembered

'They told me it was like a miracle to be here.' Raul Jimenez is recounting his doctors' reaction to the moment that left him in mortal danger - the head injury during Wolves' game at Arsenal on November 29 last year that could have cost him not just his career but his life. Less than nine months later, Jimenez returned …

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Jimenez visits Wolves training ground for first time since head injury

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Arsenal defender David Luiz is in good health after his clash of heads with Raul Jimenez but was traumatized by the incident that left the Wolverhampton striker with a fractured skull, the English club said Tuesday. That cut will take some days to heal, Arsenal said, so Luiz will be unavailable for the Europa League match against Rapid Vienna on …

Tests to assess players like David Luiz too 'superficial' to know if they have a serious head injury

The pitch-side assessments of professional footballers who have suffered a head injury are too 'quick' and 'cursory' to determine if a player is really hurt, a leading brain surgeon has told Sportsmail. Professor Anthonio Belli, who is advising the Premier League and FA on managing head injuries, spoke out after the sickening collision between Raul Jimenez and David Luiz when …

A sickening clash of heads between Wolverhampton Wanderers' Raul Jimenez and Arsenal defender David Luiz which left the Mexican striker with a fractured skull has prompted calls for clubs to be able to make "concussion substitutions". While Arsenal insisted it followed Football Association protocols for head injuries in allowing 33-year-old Luiz to play on, the situation raised questions about whether …

Arsenal are facing heavy criticism for their handling of David Luiz’s head injury as it emerged club medics allowed the defender to drive home as normal following his sickening collision with Raul Jimenez. As MailOnline revealed on Monday, Luiz — who required seven stitches to a gash on his hairline — drove home from the Emirates Stadium on Sunday night …

Arsenal vs Wolves result: Visitors recover after Raul Jimenez head injury to claim Premier League victory

Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo admitted he saw the panic in the eyes of his medical staff and instantly feared Raul Jimenez had suffered a serious head injury. Jimenez was hurt in an accidental clash of heads with David Luiz in the fifth minute of Wolves' 2-1 win at Arsenal and immediately rushed to hospital for scans. Wolves' Raul Jimenez …

Premier League: Wolverhampton's Raul Jimenez Leaves Arsenal Game with Head Injury

Wolverhampton forward Raul Jimenez was stretchered off the field on Sunday with what appeared to be a major head injury after colliding with Arsenal defender David Luiz. Both Jimenez and Luiz challenged for it and were following the flight of the ball when they knocked heads with the clash heard around the empty Emirates Stadium. Luiz, whose head was bandaged, …

A Raul Jimenez shot that took a heavy deflection off the head of Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips gave Wolverhampton Wanderers a hard-fought 1-0 away win in the Premier League on Monday. Leeds dominated possession in the opening half, firing crosses into the box at a variety of angles and threatening from set pieces without creating much in the way …