Media playback is not supported on this device Dementia in football: Alan Shearer undergoes MRI scanThe FA is set to launch new coaching guidelines that will restrict the amount of heading by under-18 players in training. The new guidelines, first reported in the Times, have yet to be finalised but will not entirely ban heading. Last month, BBC Scotland revealed the Scottish FA was set to ban under-12s heading the ball in training. The FA's new guidelines, expected to be issued later this month, will only apply in training and not in matches. The sample was taken from men who played professional football in Scotland, and were born between 1900 and 1976.

Source: BBC February 06, 2020 10:23 UTC