Clubs may require waivers in face of dementia scandal - Gordon Smith

Former Celtic captain Billy McNeill has been suffering with symptoms of Alzheimer's. Former Scottish Football Association chief executive Gordon Smith has said that football players could be forced to sign disclaimers before playing amid fears of an enhanced risk of developing degenerative brain disease. Footballers who repeatedly head the ball can end up suffering from dementia, new findings have suggested, prompting calls for more research into a long-suspected issue in the sport. A potential cause of dementia thought to arise from blows to the head has, for the first time, been...

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