Former players affected by neurodegenerative disease, and their families, will be able to apply for financial support.
The FA is involved in funding a number of research projects aimed at understanding why there is a heightened risk of neurodegenerative disease among footballers, something identified by the 2019 FIELD Study.Molango said: “This is an important step forward in the way football provides practical support to former players who develop dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions.
“That includes providing access to financial support for former players and the families who most need it. “There is much that still needs to be done, but this is a positive development which will provide help to former players and their families, and which demonstrates how football has to work together on this issue.”
The PFA will proactively approach ex-players and their families it is in contact with who it believes would benefit from the support to explain to them how to make an application.
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