The governing body of youth football in Scotland is to “urgently” review its guidelines on heading the ball after new evidence that it can affect memory.

WEST NEWBURY, Mass. — Soccer without headers? My team has experienced it for the last two months, and we may not be ahead of the curve for long.

Heading a football can significantly affect a player’s brain function and memory for 24 hours, a study has found.

New research into heading a football has identified “significant” changes in brain function from routine practice.

Heading the ball during a football match could cause memory problems for up to 24 hours, researchers have found.

The daughter of ex-player Jeff Astle tells Sky News that more must be done to investigate possible risks for players and children.

HEADING a football could have a “small but significant” effect on the brain, researchers have found in a new study.

‘Although the changes were temporary, we believe they are significant to brain health,’ says Dr Magdalena Ietswaart

Heading a football affects memory and brain function for at least 24 hours, a new study has found.

Heading a football may look effortless but many scientists have suspected it might actually harm the player’s brain.

Heading a football can significantly affect a player’s brain function and memory for 24 hours, a study has found.

Routine heading of a soccer ball can cause damage to brain structure and function, according to a new study from the United Kingdom that is the first to detect direct neurological changes by impacts too minor to cause a concussion.

“Heading a football can significantly affect a player’s brain function and memory for 24 hours, a study has found,” BBC News reports.

Heading a football has a ‘significant’ impact on the health of the brain, new research has concluded.