FA Chairman Greg Clarke calls for concussion sub in Premier League

There have been numerous cases of concussion-related injuries across the European leagues. A reported study from the University of Glasgow revealed how the neurodegenerative disease affects former footballers in the general population. English Football Association chairman Greg Clarke has called for the inclusion of 'concussion substitutes' in modern football, according to BBC. Clarke is scheduled to present the report from the University of Glasgow to the FIFA Council in Shanghai on Thursday, as he is the present vice-president of the world governing body.

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The University of Glasgow study was commissioned by the English FA and the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) back in November 2017. The report from the same was made public on Monday. The study was led by consultant neuropathologist Dr Willie Stewart of Glasgow University.

FA Chairman Greg Clarke will present the report of the ‘Football’s Influence on Lifelong Health and Dementia Risk’ (FIELD) study to the FIFA Council in Shanghai later this week. The report has looked into why the incidence of these conditions is higher among footballers than the general public. On Monday, Greg Clarke added that the game needed to understand whether repeated heading of the ball or a failure to treat concussion properly, were harmful to the long-term health.

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