Kevin Doyle retiring from football due to heading the ball being ‘problematic’.

Stat Brother

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• Oct 3, 2017

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Football is heading for trouble over brain injuries caused by the ball

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...tball-heading-brain-injuries-ball-kevin-doyle

Kevin Doyle’s retirement on medical grounds because heading was causing persistent headaches shows that problems did not go away when heavy leather balls were phased out

 

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piffle....i played CB for 20 yrs + and i have no potato with my sideboard whatsoever....not a tickle...!!!

 

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• Oct 3, 2017

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Oh! Yep! It's the ball, and nothing at all to do with the clashing of heads like in the first picture on the article.