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Heading for Trouble: Football’s Head Impact Crisis — And How We Save the Game

Heading for Trouble: Football’s Head Impact Crisis — And How We Save the Game


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'This is the book that every fan, player and administrator must read' – Professor Tony Collins

'Meticulously researched book [and] long overdue' – Professor Jean Williams

Headers are thrilling. But football is facing a concussion crisis. Is heading worth it?

Heading the ball is considered as much a part of football as passing, tackling and shooting. Pelé, Cristiano Ronaldo, Robin Van Persie – all have executed memorable headers. But the impact can cause lasting damage. Heading for Trouble is an essential exposé on this dynamic yet increasingly controversial skill.

The human brain is a jelly, floating in a protective fluid, and there is clear scientific evidence that even minor impacts, such as heading, can lead to a neurodegenerative brain disease. Through new research and exclusive interviews with former players and neurological experts, Dr Kevin Moore, consultant researcher and founding director of the National Football Museum, explores the fascinating history of heading in football and the dangerous, frequently tragic consequences it can cause. He highlights the football establishment’s inaction and exposes what may be the game’s greatest ever scandal.

Heading for Trouble brilliantly brings this urgent issue into sharp focus and explores how football and heading can move forward without such tragic cost to its players.



Table of Contents:

Prologue
Introduction: the book I did not want to write
Heading in the game since 1863
Impact on the players
The science develops
The science: heading worse for women players
Football reacts: the English game
Football reacts: FIFA and the global game
Football without heading – a better game?
Epilogue



About the Author :
Dr Kevin Moore is the founding director of the National Football Museum and now serves in a research capacity at the Museum. He is on the editorial board of the world-leading academic journal for football, Soccer and Society, and holds key roles at the International Football Institute, the Chinese Football Museum and Indian Sports Museum. @doctorkevinmoo1

Review :
The concussion crisis is the biggest threat football has ever faced. Kevin Moore analyses the causes of the crisis and suggests practical solutions to protect the beautiful game from itself. This is the book that every fan, player and administrator must read. In this meticulously researched book, the author gives an overview of the dangers of heading for a range of football players. The nuances that different populations are affected in specific ways adds greatly to our understanding of the issues that now face football’s governing bodies, and it is long overdue that we revise the Laws of the Game.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781399428224
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Sport
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 240
  • Width: 153 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1399428225
  • Publisher Date: 08 Oct 2026
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Football’s Head Impact Crisis — And How We Save the Game


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