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'250 more' footballers with degenerative brain disease


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It should definitely be researched. However, there may not be any meaningful results for quite some time - in Astle's day footballs were much heavier, and became heavier still when it rained. If they do prove a link among the footballers of the 60s, that finding is not necessarily transferable to today's players.

If they do prove a link, what would happen? Some form of compulsory head gear?

He was long before my time, but Jeff Astle was a bona fide legend, albeit best known for his time at West Brom.

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On 4/13/2016 at 10:01, DangerousSausage said:

If they do prove a link, what would happen? Some form of compulsory head gear?

There was a programme on Sky that speculated that heading practice would be reduced in training and that further funds would go into making sure balls are lighter to head. Its hard to imagine because heading modern footballs can still hurt.

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