English football chiefs are set to receive findings of a landmark study on the dangers of heading the ball as early as next week.
Doctors and key decision-makers will then use the data when considering possible rule changes for the 2021-22 season.
As revealed by Sportsmail, academy and women players at Liverpool and Manchester City have spearheaded research into how heading a football different distances can have differing impacts on the brain.
Players have worn specially fitted PROTECHT mouthguards which, through a chip inserted into the gumshield, provide live data on the force of blows to the head.