More data needed on heading-dementia links, FIFPRO doctor says

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REUTERS: Football needs more data on the links between heading the ball and dementia before restrictions on training are imposed, the chief ...

REUTERS: Football needs more data on the links between heading the ball and dementia before restrictions on training are imposed, the chief medical officer of the global players' union FIFPRO said.

"In the UK there is this call to reduce heading in training," Vincent Gouttebarge said during a webinar hosted by Morgan Sports Law."From a scientific point of view, I am missing a lot of information.

 

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