The League Paper

MASON’S HEADING CONCERN

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The LeaguePaper Team
17 February 2019

CHAMPIONSHIP
By Tom Blackett

VIEWS: Ryan Mason

FORMER Hull midfielder Ryan Mason has suggested a ban on children heading footballs should be introduced.
The 27-year-old was forced to retire in February 2018 after suffering a fractured skull during an aerial challenge in the Tigers’ Premier League game against Chelsea 13 months earlier.
A ban would put England in line with the United States, where under- 11s are outlawed from heading by the the US Soccer Federation.
“If you have got a sevenor eight-year-old heading a solid ball, and his brain and his bone in his skull isn&rsqu...

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