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Alan Shearer: Dementia, Football And Me

13 November 2017

UCL Institute of Neurology's study which provided evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in the brains of four former soccer players, all of whom had advanced dementia, is mentioned in the BBC documentary. The study has also inspired further funding into looking at brain injuries in footballers.  Watch: BBC 1 (from 38 mins, 5 secs), More: BBC News, Telegraph, Mirror