Today's footballers 'at greater risk of brain disease as they head ball more now'
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mirror.co.ukToday’s footballers could be at greater risk of brain disease as they head the ball more than prior generations, a study shows.
It had previously been thought modern-day players were less at risk because balls have changed and it was believed there were fewer headers now.
But new figures reveal matches now average 20 more headers than those in the 60s, 70s and 80s. World Cup matches since 1990 have averaged 90-plus headers per game, peaking at 105 per match in 2002, said Dr Willie Stewart of the Glasgow Brain Injury Group.
There were 93 headers per match in 2006, 92 in 2014, 88 in 2014 and 91 in 2018. That was up from an average of under 70 before 1990, with a low of 59 per match in 1970.
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