Widow of ex-Manchester United player who died from dementia demands heading ban

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Frank Kopel died in 2014 aged 65 and his widow believes he suffered brain trauma from heading the ball.

MSPs join Amanda Kopel , whose husband Frank died having been diagnosed with dementia at the age of 59

His widow, Amanda Kopel, believes his diagnosis was due to brain trauma caused by repeated collisions with other players’ heads while attempting to head the ball during matches, and heading the ball thousands of times during decades of training. Mrs Kopel collaborated with lobby group Heading Out, founded by ex-journalist Mike Edwards, who gave up his career at STV to care for his mother when she was diagnosed with dementia, and who is calling for an end to heading the ball by 2030.

Amanda Kopel, at her home in Kirriemuir, Angus, where she lived with her late husband Frank, a professional footballer

 

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