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KentOnline Podcast: Young children banned from heading football in training following concerns about brain injuries

By: Lucy Hickmott lhickmott@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 12:55, 25 February 2020

Updated: 12:55, 25 February 2020

Young children in Kent are no longer going to be able to head the ball during football training as part of new rules being introduced by the FA.

It's after a major study looked into the impact, in a bid to reduce the number of players developing brain conditions like dementia later in life.

Also in today's podcast: hear from a woman who's had to sell her car and jewellery to pay for medical equipment which is available for free elsewhere in the UK, and why a boxing promoter wants to see Tyson Fury take on Anthony Joshua.

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