The daughter of former Scotland manager Ally MacLeod wants heading the ball banned over dementia fears.
Recent research found that former professional players are three-and-a-half times more likely to die of degenerative brain disease."We really tried to protect him from the news getting out but actually when his condition was made public, the people of Ayr really looked out for him.
Her father spent 11 years as manager of Ayr United before moving to Aberdeen and eventually his dream job with the national team. "My mum told me that he had a couple of bouts of concussion during his career, but in those days you were straight back out again the following week.
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