New research from the University of Glasgow has found that headers leave professional footballers 3.5 times more likely to die with dementia than the general public. Has the time come for football authorities to consider eliminating this element of the game completely? Professor Willie Stewart, Consultant Neuropathologist at the University of Glasgow led this new research and talked to Ciara on the show.
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