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Gary Lineker fears getting dementia

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Gary Lineker thinks at least one of him and his 'Match of the Day' co-stars will "probably" get dementia. The 60-year-old former footballer admitted he and co-stars Alan Shearer and Ian Wright fear they will contract the disease in the future due to years of heading balls after research showed professional ex-soccer players are 3.

5 times more likely to die from a brain disorder than the general population. And Gary has pledged to get extra checks for signs of dementia, which has led to the deaths of 1996 World Cup players Nobby Stiles, Jack Charlton, Martin Peters and Ray Wilson, and Bobby Charlton diagnosed with the condition last year.

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