The Random Football Debate Thread

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Heading The Ball in Association Football

Further to the discussion on this topic in the Random Football thread: This is a very tricky issue which will probably have to be addressed at some point. No parent wants to think that their child is risking serious brain injury for the sake of a sport. It’s all very well saying, ‘The rain sodden footballs in my day were like iron’ or ‘It never did me any harm’, but it’s a pretty clear medical fact that repeated heading of a football is a risky business. We’ve all grown up with heading being a…