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Expert warns of 'hugely worrying' number of headers in football matches
Professional players are heading the ball in league matches with a frequency that is ‘hugely worrying’, according to a leading academic
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I'm not sure what the answer is to the problem associated with heading.
If for example, teams volunteer to reduce heading the ball in training, then that gives a distinct advantage to those teams that ignore this dictate.
If the risks are potentially as serious as claimed then the only solution would be to ban heading altogether. including in competitive matches.
Under this scenario I'm struggling to envisage what we would be left with ...