Christoph Kramer does not recall much about the 2014 World Cup Final.



There’s nothing particularly unusual about that. It was hardly a classic and Germany won (again). Except for the fact the midfielder lifted the trophy after playing against Argentina at the Maracana that day.



Kramer’s memories of the final are a little foggy, but his experience was the spark for a campaign that will see football finally catch up with the rest of global sport in terms of how to handle concussions.



On October 23, the game’s law-making body the International Football Association Board (IFAB) will hold a series of advisory panel meetings in Zurich.



Top of the agenda is a proposal to increase the current three-minute assessment window for a suspected concussion, which is granted at a referee’s discretion, to a mandatory 10-minute test.



This would take place off the field of play, in line with best practice elsewhere — most notably...