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Wilick reports possible brain injury from football impacts
Paul Wade, former captain of the Australian national football team, revealed that he has received a probable diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) as a result of repeated head impacts during his playing career. Wade is 64 years old, and he played in 84 international matches, leading the team from 1990 to 1996. He confirmed that a neurologist diagnosed him with this condition in late 2025 after experiencing symptoms that lasted for more than a year. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is an increasingly prominent issue in global football, with rising calls to improve concussion protocols and to reduce the severity of head impacts in youth competitions; former players are filing class-action lawsuits against governing bodies, amid growing pressure to minimize the risks of repetitive brain injuries.
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