The FA are going to fund a study into Dementia and the link to footballers.

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The FA are going to fund a study into Dementia and the link to footballers.

Post by Sidney1st » Sun Apr 02, 2017 12:22 am

It appears they've finally bowed to pressure.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... paign=1490" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: The FA are going to fund a study into Dementia amount footballers.

Post by gogogadgetlegs » Sun Apr 02, 2017 2:06 am

Be a lot more data doing it on fans

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Re: The FA are going to fund a study into Dementia amount footballers.

Post by evensteadiereddie » Sun Apr 02, 2017 9:00 am

Looking at your post's title..........

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Re: The FA are going to fund a study into Dementia amount footballers.

Post by Sidney1st » Sun Apr 02, 2017 9:26 am

Ah yeah, oops.

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Re: The FA are going to fund a study into Dementia and the link to footballers.

Post by Hipper » Sun Apr 02, 2017 8:29 pm

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foot ... 80496.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

A more balanced view perhaps.

I would have thought a comparison with rugby (or perhaps hockey) would identify if heading the ball was a factor.

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