PFA sets up neurodegenerative care department for ex-players, with Dawn Astle as project lead
A dedicated care department for former players living with neurodegenerative disease (NDD) has been set up by the Professional Footballers' Association.
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Dawn Astle will lead PFA dementia team to protect and support players
Dawn Astle has agreed to be the head of a dedicated dementia department in the Professional Footballers’ Association as part of the union’s push to ensure support for former players with neurodegenerative diseases is “a top priority”. Last month marked 20 years since Astle’s father, Jeff, the former England and West Brom forward, died aged 59 from accumulated brain trauma.