PHOTO: Frightening image captures impact of blow to head suffered by Pereira vs. England
Damir Sagolij / Reuters
While the controversy surrounding Uruguay midfielder Alvaro Pereira returning to the pitch after suffering a head injury on Thursday still rages, there's no denying that the blow he suffered was enormous.
Perhaps nothing has captured the impact of the blow quite like this photograph:

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