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West Ham United boss David Moyes questions why 'training balls' aren't used to protect players' brains while heading as several managers including Brendan Rodgers and Steven Gerrard speak out on dementia following Sportsmail's campaign

David Moyes has questioned why manufacturing giants such as Nike and Adidas have failed to produce a ‘training ball’ to protect players’ brains amid the sport’s dementia crisis.

The West Ham boss is already being ‘really thoughtful’ about the issue, rarely subjecting his players to the punishing exercises he went through as a centre half.

And the PFA got on board on Friday with a proposal to limit and monitor the amount of heading players do in training.

David Moyes has questioned why a training ball hasn't been made to protect players' brains
Brendan Rodgers has pointed out that lighter footballs are hit much harder by modern players
Ralph Hasenhuttl feels that academy players moving into the first team lack heading ability

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