Guest:  Dr Lervasen Pillay - A specialist sports and exercise medicine physician at University of Pretoria’s Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute

Football boasts the largest global following of any sport, and while research has focused on players’ injuries while active and when retired, a new study explores different health domains in professional players while they’re still active. The results could be a game-changer

Footballers have a shorter career duration than most other athletes, with some of the greatest players of all time, like Ronaldo Nazário, being forced to retire in their prime due to persistent injuries.