English FA to probe football dementia link London (AFP) – The English Football Association is commissioning new research into what causes an increased risk of dementia among professional players, it announced on Thursday.
A 2019 study carried out in Scotland found that professional footballers were three-and-a-half times more likely to die from neurodegenerative disease compared with members of the general population.
That project, led by the University of Glasgow, was co-funded by the FA and the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA).
FA chief executive Mark Bullingham said: “This call for research is the next important step in our commitment to understanding more about the link between neurodegenerative disorders in former professional footballers.
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