Former Leeds United player Brian Deane says football has a duty to look after former players with dementia

By Joe Cooper
Published 24th Aug 2021, 13:15 BST
Updated 24th Aug 2021, 13:41 BST
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Former Leeds United forward and Leeds lad Brian Deane has urged the football authorities to establish a fund to support ex- players suffering from neurodegenerative disease.

The subject has come back into the spotlight again after high-profile former footballers Denis Law and Terry McDermott’s dementia diagnoses were publicly confirmed.

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