Yogi call to educate on ball heading

BY PAUL HUTCHEON

John Hughes, known as Yogi, said there is "no hiding" from the link between headers and brain injuries.
The former centre half, 60, said: "I used to head the ball further than I could kick it."
Hughes spoke at an event which unveiled a new report backing calls for footballers with brain injuries to access social security payments.
Ex-footballers are estimated to be three-and-a-half times more likely to die of neuro-degenerative brain conditions.
The researchers also found poor awareness of brain injury risks among figures in the game and players feeling they had to play on after getting a head knock.
Hughes said the tally of ex-players with dementia is "concerning".
He said: "There's no hiding the fact that former pros have got it."
Asked if he was scared he could be diagnosed with dementia, he said: "100 per cent."
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