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Why children could be banned from heading the ball in Scotland

There is increasing concern over the health effects of heading in football [COURTESY]

Children in Scotland could be banned from heading the ball in training due to links between football and dementia, reports said on Thursday.

BBC Scotland said the Scottish Football Association (SFA) was set to announce the ban for under-12s later this month.

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