Harry Kane and Giorgio Chiellini clash at the Euro 2020 final last month. Professor Willie Stewart of the University of Glasgow also called for the laws of the game to be changed for amateur and youth football to reduce the risk of degenerative brain disease. SponsoredNew research from Stewart shows that the risk of brain disease rises with the length of a professional playing career. It also varies according to position: goalkeepers, who rarely head the ball, have the same chances of a condition such as Alzheimer’s as non-players. For defenders, who often have to make booming high-force headers, the risk is five times greater — the highest for any

Source: The Times August 02, 2021 15:21 UTC