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Primary school children in the UK will no longer be allowed to head the ball

Primary school children in the UK will no longer be allowed to head the ball

Primary school children will no longer be able to head a football in training under new guidelines released by the English, Northern Irish and Scottish Football Associations.

A study's previously shown that former players were three and a half times more likely to die of neurodegenerative disease than age-matched members of the general population.

Players of any age will still be allowed to head the ball during matches.

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