Alongside statisticians Opta, BBC Sport presents the statistical team of the World Cup group stages, with each player in the tournament rated on over 250 on-the-ball actions, including goals, assists and clean sheets.
With that in mind the FA's expert panel are also working on devising research into the long-term effects of repeatedly heading the ball, the action that is thought to have led to Astle's premature death.
Singing, dancing, flirting, laughing, talking, drinking, watching the world go by and eating the galettes after which the moulin was known: Renoir's most famous painting is an absolute ball of action.
Children looked longer at the first condition, and the authors concluded that infants perceive the small ball's action as goal-directed.
Hissing and sparking, it burned through a platform installed inside a repurposed Ikea bookshelf, sending four colored balls into action, lighting camp stoves, swinging fly swatters and knocking over books in a frenetic burst of organized chaos.
The judges said that although Balls's action had put the council "in a very difficult position" there was no urgent reason to have rushed to a decision to terminate her employment, a process the judges said was "tainted by unfairness".
The leg muscles are in constant motion as players keep themselves afloat, while the ball-throwing action strengthens arm muscles.
It had depth and humor and balls and action.
Below, images of the installation and the tech that makes it happen, alongside GIFs of Suck the Balls! in action.
Now, with critics and audiences embracing the franchise's often implausible balls-out action and laughable dialogue, we have Fast & Furious 6, with the series -- like its souped-up cars -- showing no sign of slowing down.
