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Br J Sports Med 2001;35:408 doi:10.1136/bjsm.35.6.408
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  1. Ivan Waddington, Director
  1. Centre for Research into Sport and Society, University of Leicesteriw11@leicester.ac.uk

      See also page 402

      This is an important study for two reasons. Firstly, it documents—as did another recent paper1—the high level of OA among retired footballers, a matter that the authors correctly describe as a “significant cause for concern”. Secondly, and more worryingly, it is one of a growing number of studies all of which raise serious concerns about health and health care in professional soccer in England.

      For example, in addition to specific concerns about OA, …

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