Dementia concerns starting among academy players in soccer

FILE – In this Oct. 18, 1969 file photo, Chelsea’s Eddie McCreadie, second right, kicks clear from scrimmage in front West Bromwich’s Jeff Astle, left, during the English League Division one soccer match between Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London. The family of former England striker Jeff Astle, whose death at age 59 in 2002 was attributed to repeatedly heading heavy, leather balls, has been pushing for better protection for modern players. (AP Photo/Robert Rider, file)

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