Monthly Archives: February 2021

Football’s Dementia Problem

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In 2018, 400 former footballers had been afflicted by dementia, according to Michael Calvin’s book State of Play. A study commissioned by the PFA and The FA found that former pros were between two and five times more likely to die from degenerative brain diseases.

Five of the starting 11 in England’s 1966 World Cup winning side (the greatest achievement in England’s international history) have been diagnosed with a disease connected to brain injury.

In the following video, from the Tifo Football YouTube channel, Ben Gilbert explains why football has a big dementia problem. For more videos from Tifo Football, visit follr.com and find you official supporters club Website.

The German Bundesliga’s Worst Ever Team

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Schalke winning 4-0 at Hoffenheim wouldn’t normally make too many headlines. After all, we’re talking about one of Germany’s most historic and well supported clubs. But, had Schalke not won, they would have equalled a Bundesliga record.

This has stood for 55 years as the identity of SV Tasmania Berlin, a club from the Neukölln district of Germany’s capital, who proudly call themselves the Bundesliga’s worst club. Getting only 8 points in the 1965-1966 season, and failing to win a match across 280 days.

In the following video, from the COPA90 Stories YouTube channel, we learn more.

For more videos from COPA90 Stories, visit follr.com and find your official local supporters club.