Risk of Brain Damage When Ball Players Score Goals Through the Head.

When a football player like Harry Kane or Dele Alli scores with a header it looks cool to his supporters. But who would have thought, a result of a ball header that could affect the brain function of the football player.

Researchers from the University of Delaware conducted research on 20 football players aged an average of 22 years. They tested his ability to walk straight with his eyes closed.

Quoted from DailyMail, during one of the test sessions, the players used a tool that could make them feel as if they were falling aside, and the researchers saw how they improved their balance.
As a result, players who more often do ball headers less able to improve the balance during the test. The researchers concluded this was the brain damage caused by headers.

"The effect of a ball ball on the brain is related to the problem of thinking and remembering, and there is also a change in the structure of the brain's white matter," explains John Keka, head of research.

Heading aka ball technique is a practice that is commonly used in soccer sports. Football players must also have a good balance to play this sport. Unfortunately, heading is also a thing that destroys the balance of the players.
Head injuries caused by this ball can lead to Alzheimer's disease (dementia) later on. In addition to long-term risk, the researchers also argue that this activity also has a short-term negative effects.
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