Study to look at long-term health risks of playing soccer
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November 24, 2017
LONDON (AP) — A major study into whether soccer players are at risk of degenerative brain disease was commissioned on Thursday amid concerns that the sport's authorities in England haven't done enough to tackle the issue.
The Football Association and Professional Footballers' Association appointed an independent research team, based in Scotland, to undertake a study entitled "Football's Influence on Lifelong Health and Dementia Risk" from January 2018.
"This new research will be one of the most comprehensive studies ever commissioned into the long-term health of former footballers," FA chief e...
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