WORLD CUP FEVERHealth experts are suggesting the tournament should have a health warning for fans

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A coroner ruled in 2002 that the death of former West Bromwich Albion and England footballer Jeff Astle was the result of dementia brought on by repeatedly heading the ball. Mr Astle had often said that the heavy balls used in the 1960s felt like 'bags of bricks'.While this health risk is understandable, you might not realise that just watching the game can have a significant impact on your health. Now that the World Cup is under way in Germany, nurses are realising they need to warn fans of potential hazards.Some middle-aged men get drunk and start fantasising about playing in the World Cup, says Jane DeVille-Almond, vice-president of the Men's Health Forum, a charity that promotes wellbeing.'After watching a match they play a game of f ive-a-side, sometimes in the street, and think they can do the moves and tackles they have just seen onTV. But they get ankle and foot injuries because they do not realise they are too old and fatfor this kind of activity.'