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Plea to help ex-footballers with dementia linked to headers rejected by Scot Government

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Scottish Government. But an ex-pro suffering from the illness has accused Holyrood of trying to brush the controversial issue “under the carpet”.

Campaigners had called for a working party to consider classifying header-related dementia as an “industrial injury” – so footballers could get the same protection as people in jobs that cause long-term health damage.

But Public Health Minister Maree Todd has refused to consider using existing laws to enforce the change amid growing evidence of the dangers posed by heading a ball.Former players last night slammed the Scottish Government over the snub, while a rival politician called on it to U-turn to “honour the legacy of our heroes”.Former Watford striker George Reilly, 63, who was diagnosed.

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