Lawman: Headers Damaged My Brain

Star blames leather balls for dementia

- Andy Lines

Football legend Denis Law insisted yesterday that heading the ball was directly to blame his dementia diagnosis

And the former Manchester United and Scotland star, 81, said he now wants all retired players to get tested every year for the condition, which has affected so many of his former teammates.

In his first interview since his diagnosis was made public last week he said he was in no doubt that the heavy leather balls he played with are responsible. And he recalled how he stopped heading the ball in training towards the end of his career because it was “sore”.