FIFA urged to follow Scotland's lead and introduce heading restrictions to protect footballers from dementia

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FIFA urged to follow Scotland's lead and introduce heading restrictions to protect footballers from dementia

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Professor Willie Stewart has urged countries across the globe to emulate Scottish football and do more to restrict heading in training after a new study appeared to strengthen the links between head injuries and dementia. The University of Glasgow FIELD Study's latest research — led by consultant neuropathologist Stewart — found that general dementia risk factors were similar or lower among professional footballers compared to the general population. And those factors were therefore not behind the increased likelihood of death due to neurodegenerative disease among footballers identified in earlier study findings in 2019.
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