New study commissioned by FA and PFA reveals link between football and dementiaThe study was titled 'Football's Influence on Lifelong Health and Dementia Risk'Former footballers are approximately three and a half times more likely to die from neurodegenerative disease than the general population, according to a new study. The new report, commissioned by the Football Association and the Professional Footballers' Association, assessed the medical records of 7,676 men who played professional football in Scotland and were born between 1900 and 1976. The FA's statment said: "This is one of the most comprehensive studies ever commissioned globally into the long-term health of former professional footballers. An EFL spokesman said: "The EFL notes the results, and has made its clubs aware, of a study into professional footballers and degenerative neurocognitive disease conducted by the University of Glasgow, on behalf of the FA and PFA. "The fact that this long-awaited study has now identified a link in former footballers will no doubt lead to questions about how this will impact the modern game.

Source: Sky sports October 21, 2019 12:45 UTC