Daughter of former Weymouth FC star ‘staggered’ by findings

Daughter of former Weymouth FC star ‘staggered’ by findings

The daughter of former Weymouth footballer Jeff Astle was “staggered” to learn of a new study’s findings that former footballers are approximately three and a half times more likely to die from neurodegenerative disease than the general population. The report, commissioned by the Professional Footballers’ Association and the Football Association in November 2017, and published…