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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38971750
Repeated headers during a footballer's professional career may be linked to long-term brain damage, according to tentative evidence from UK scientists.
The research, the first of its kind, follows anecdotal reports that players who head balls may be more prone to developing dementia later in life.
The Football Association says it will look at this area more closely.
Experts said recreational players were unlikely to incur problems.
The daughter of former England and West Brom striker Jeff Astle, who died aged 59 suffering from early onset dementia, said it was "obvious that it [his dementia] was linked to his footballing career".
Dawn Astle said he went from being "fit as a fiddle to just a shell", adding: "He was surrounded by England caps, FA Cup winners' medals, everything he'd won in football - he remembered none of it."
Jeff Astle's daughter tells Today it's "unforgivable" the problem was ignored for so long
Researchers from University College London and Cardiff University examined the brains of five people who had been professional footballers and one who had been a committed amateur throughout his life.
They had played football for an average of 26 years and all six went on to develop dementia in their 60s.
While performing post mortem examinations, scientists found signs of brain injury - called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in four cases.
CTE has been linked to memory loss, depression and dementia and has been seen in other contact sports.
Prof Huw Morris, of University College London, told the BBC: "When we examined their brains at autopsy we saw the sorts of changes that are seen in ex-boxers, the changes that are often associated with repeated brain injury which are known as CTE.
"So really for the first time in a series of players we have shown that there is evidence that head injury has occurred earlier in their life which presumably has some impact on them developing dementia."
In the study, published in the journal Acta Neuropathologica, the report's authors make it clear they were not analysing the risks of heading by children.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38971750
Repeated headers during a footballer's professional career may be linked to long-term brain damage, according to tentative evidence from UK scientists.
The research, the first of its kind, follows anecdotal reports that players who head balls may be more prone to developing dementia later in life.
The Football Association says it will look at this area more closely.
Experts said recreational players were unlikely to incur problems.
The daughter of former England and West Brom striker Jeff Astle, who died aged 59 suffering from early onset dementia, said it was "obvious that it [his dementia] was linked to his footballing career".
Dawn Astle said he went from being "fit as a fiddle to just a shell", adding: "He was surrounded by England caps, FA Cup winners' medals, everything he'd won in football - he remembered none of it."
Jeff Astle's daughter tells Today it's "unforgivable" the problem was ignored for so long
Researchers from University College London and Cardiff University examined the brains of five people who had been professional footballers and one who had been a committed amateur throughout his life.
They had played football for an average of 26 years and all six went on to develop dementia in their 60s.
While performing post mortem examinations, scientists found signs of brain injury - called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in four cases.
CTE has been linked to memory loss, depression and dementia and has been seen in other contact sports.
Prof Huw Morris, of University College London, told the BBC: "When we examined their brains at autopsy we saw the sorts of changes that are seen in ex-boxers, the changes that are often associated with repeated brain injury which are known as CTE.
"So really for the first time in a series of players we have shown that there is evidence that head injury has occurred earlier in their life which presumably has some impact on them developing dementia."
In the study, published in the journal Acta Neuropathologica, the report's authors make it clear they were not analysing the risks of heading by children.
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The footballs in use in Astle's day bear little resemblance to those of today.
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Aye, they'd knock a disc out of yer neck when wet.
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....if you had a neck....
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There was a test done on a group of young footballers, they were made to head a ball 20 times, and after doing so their memory was seen to be affected after analysing those tests.
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we played lots of 5,6 or 7 a side as kids with a foul given if ball went
head height or over it still left a decent game, but heading skills are an important part of todays game. |
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Not for much longer.
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The football Association will not be old to cover the potential brain damage court claims, heading the ball may have to become an infringement.
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Poor old Rooney, He has been building his skills in that area for nothing !
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looks like they are heading down that route leopard
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Hmmmmm.
Correction: The Leopard • February 15, 2017 11:47 AM GMT The football Association will not be able to cover the potential brain damage court claims, heading the ball may have to become an infringement. |
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footballers will have to pay more into a pension that caters for brain damage care.
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Under 18-year-olds will not be allowed to head the ball in training so they will have no appropriate skills.
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Amazing that they are discussing this while boxing is allowed.
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some young folk boxing and playing football, possibly rugby too
add in cricket and a host of other sports. football needs to discuss its own issues. boxing is a different issue but equally important. |
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Headshots should be banned in boxing as well....... Maybe everything will have to go virtual?
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Maybe everyone could wear helmets.
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That explains Gary Lineker then, living proof.
Either that or eating crisps. |