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'Why do we always wait for a tragedy to change the rules?': 14 years after fracturing his skull Chelsea legend Petr Cech has joined Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth to release a Christmas single to fight dementia

You might be wondering what the connection is between Petr Cech — the Chelsea goalkeeping legend — and Gareth Ainsworth, manager of Championship Wycombe.

It is music, for one, but also a desire to see dementia in football properly tackled.

Cech suffered one of the game’s worst head injuries when, like Wolves’ Raul Jimenez last month, he fractured his skull against Reading in 2006 and required surgery.

Chelsea legend Petr Cech - who fractured his skull in 2016 - wants concussion substitutes

Ainsworth is a modern manager now wondering whether heading in training should be limited. Similar to Cech, his captain, Matt Bloomfield, now wears a protective headband in training and matches.