Modern footballers could be at ‘greater risk’ from head injury, says study

• The Field study was commissioned by the FA and PFA
  
• Modern players not at any less risk than predecessors

Modern footballers could be at greater risk of neurodegenerative disease from head injuries than their predecessors, the academic leading a landmark study into the phenomenon has said.

The Field study, jointly commissioned by the Football Association and the Professional Footballers’ Association to study dementia and other neurological diseases among retired players, last year observed a risk of such conditions three and a half times greater than among the general population.

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