Brain injuries hearing: no safe number of times' a footballer can head the ball
Briefly

In a crucial legal case concerning the health risks associated with heading a football, former players and the families of deceased players are pressing the game’s authorities for accountability. They assert that since the 1960s, the risks of repeated headers were known and should have been communicated. Legal representatives argue that despite the authorities’ defense framing the case as one about concussions, the true danger lies in the cumulative effects of heading the ball, which can go unnoticed until severe damage is done.
We are saying there is no safe number of times a player can head the ball.
It’s a cumulative but invisible injury over a period, completely different from a case based on a huge number of references to concussion.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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