US EditionFootball bodies could be forced to pay towards brain injury care costs of ex-players
- Activists are preparing proposals to amend the Football Governance Bill, aiming to make football organizations financially responsible for supporting brain injury care costs for former players.
- These changes respond to findings that heading footballs causes neurodegenerative diseases, with studies showing footballers face 3.5 times higher risk than the public.
- Several 1966 World Cup-winning English players, including Jack Charlton and Nobby Stiles, died from dementia, highlighting the issue faced by ex-professionals.
- The Premier League-supported Brain Health Fund has aided 121 families with home adaptations and care fees, though campaigners say it does not meet players’ needs.
- If approved, the amendments would classify brain injuries as industrial injuries and shift financial responsibility from the public to football organizations.
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Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Soccer organizations might have to cover care costs for ex-players with dementia
LONDON (AP) — Soccer organizations in Britain could be forced to pay toward the care costs of ex-players who have suffered brain conditions caused by heading balls, under proposals to be tabled in Parliament.
Football bodies could be forced to pay towards brain injury care costs of ex
Cliff Notes Proposed amendments to the Football Governance Bill could mandate football organisations to contribute towards care costs for ex-players with brain conditions linked to heading balls. Campaigners argue current support systems, including the £1m Brain Health Fund by the PFA, are inadequate for affected families, with calls for football to treat brain injuries as [...] WTX News WTX News - WTX News Breaking News, fashion & Culture from …
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