Gareth Southgate fears he could suffer from dementia later in life - but still would not change anything in his career. England boss Southgate admits he knew the risks he was taking during his playing days and the concern has only been heightened by the high number of former players suffering from the disease.
But Southgate says he finished games with a head wound like Arsenal defender David Luiz and even believes he suffered concussion and still played on which is the concern even for today’s players, especially after Raul Jimenez’s horror injury.
Former England international Southgate, talking to the BBC, said: “I’ve been that soldier, I’ve played in that condition and of course in those days we didn’t even think about it. "I would have
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