Football’s dementia crisis: heading to be limited in professional training

English FA medicine chief says new guidelines will reduce unnecessary heading of the ball

 Tottenham’s Harry Kane and Liverpool’s Georginio Wijnaldum battle for a header 
Tottenham’s Harry Kane and Liverpool’s Georginio Wijnaldum battle for a header 
(Image credit: Clive Brunskill/Pool/AFP via Getty Images )

English football’s governing bodies will tackle the sport’s dementia crisis by limiting the amount of time professional players head the ball during training.

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Mike Starling is the former digital features editor at The Week. He started his career in 2001 in Gloucestershire as a sports reporter and sub-editor and has held various roles as a writer and editor at news, travel and B2B publications. He has spoken at a number of sports business conferences and also worked as a consultant creating sports travel content for tourism boards. International experience includes spells living and working in Dubai, UAE; Brisbane, Australia; and Beirut, Lebanon.