Shearer said he headed the ball thousands of times over the course of his career Times photographer Marc AsplandAlan Shearer, the former England captain, fears he may be at risk of suffering from dementia due to heading footballs during his playing days. The 47-year-old is the Premier League’s record scorer with 260 goals and enjoyed an 18-year career with Southampton, Blackburn and his hometown club Newcastle United. Never did I think playing football could be linked to having a brain diseaseShearer also netted 30 goals in 63 appearances for England but the Match of the Day pundit has revealed he has concerns over his long-term health. Speaking to the Daily Mirror, he said: “For every goal I scored with a header during a game, I must have practised it 1,000 times in training. That must put me at risk if there is a link.”The Mirror reports that Shearer has had tests to examine how heading…

Source: The Times November 08, 2017 09:00 UTC