Wayne Rooney in favour of investigating links between heading and dementia
19-Nov-2020 17:22:36 | The Guardian
- Derby player-coach wants more research into effects of heading
- Rooney part of coaching group after Phillip Cocu’s departure
Wayne Rooney has thrown his weight behind the campaign to investigate the links between football and later-life dementia, revealing he would support any moves to reduce heading in training and ban it in junior games.
“When I was in America my son would play in games where heading was banned,” the Derby player-coach said. “I found that strange to watch but the kids just got out of the way if the ball came at head height and carried on as normal. I do think more research needs to be done in this area, because Nobby Stiles and Sir Bobby Charlton have been in the news recently. It is sad if anyone dies young and even sadder to think it might be because of playing football.”
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