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Nov 12, 2017 · Home. This programme is not currently available on BBC iPlayer. Documentary in which former England international footballer Alan Shearer investigates the potentially devastating link between...
- Asking For Answers - and Not Getting Any
- I Expected Dodgy Knees - But Not The Chance of Brain Damage
- There Is Help Out There But More Work Is Needed
- Taking The Tests Myself
- Are People Beginning to Listen?
What touched me the most was meeting retired players, and their relatives, who are living with dementia. It made me realise that this is a horrific disease that does not just affect those who have it, but the people around them too. People like Dawn Astle, daughter of Jeff Astle, the former West Brom and England striker who suffered from dementia b...
Dawn was upset when she was talking about what happened to her dad and I understand why. She had asked for answers and did not get any, and it felt like no-one had even been listening to her. That gave me even more strength and determination to go and delve deeper into the issue and the lack of action about it. There is a lot of anger out there, be...
It is not just big-name England strikers and World Cup winners who are affected, it is everyone who played the game, and I think it is important to give everyone a voice. I also went to see Matt Tees, a prolific goalscorer in the 1960s and 70s, who was known for his heading ability and played for Grimsby, Charlton and Luton, among others. He was lo...
I got the idea for the documentary in 2016 when I watched the film 'Concussion', which examined links between repeated blows to the head and brain damage in retired NFL players. It really struck a chord with me, because heading was such a big part of my game and to get better at it I used to practice, practice, practice. I thought it was hugely imp...
The final people I spoke to on my journey were the Football Association and the Professional Footballers' Association. I wanted to know if they are trying to provide some of the answers that the people I had met were demanding about the link between heading footballs and dementia. Clearly, there is a lot of work still to be done but, from the respo...
Alan Shearer CBE DL (born 13 August 1970) is an English football pundit and former professional player who played as a striker. He is the Premier League's record goalscorer with 260 goals. [notes 1] He was named Football Writers' Association Player of the Year in 1994 and won the PFA Player of the Year award in 1995.
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Feb 23, 2017 · Footballer turned BBC pundit Alan Shearer is to front a one-off investigation looking into the latest scientific research linking football and dementia.
- Ben Dowell
Nov 12, 2017 · November 12, 2017 11:30 pm (Updated September 1, 2020 8:42 pm) A documentary fronted by a slightly naive, mildly awkward presenter with a penchant for asking “what does that mean, exactly ...
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