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March 3, 2026Frontiers in Sports and Active Living0 citationsOpen Access

Sleep disturbance and brain health in professional association footballers

NHN. E. HowarthMMM. A. MillerJBJ. Batten

Key Points

  • Clinically significant sleep disturbance is common among footballers, impacting overall brain health and well-being.
  • Footballers with concussion history show heightened risk of experiencing sleep disturbances and related headaches.
  • Observational analysis of sleep and concussion history highlights important connections in athlete health and safety.
  • Further investigation is necessary to understand the long-term implications of sleep disturbances on brain health.

Abstract

A large proportion of former and current footballers experience clinically significant sleep disturbance, which is significantly associated with headaches and concussion history. Further research is needed to explore the long-term relationship between brain health and sleep in this population.

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Howarth et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a75e07c6e9836116a28604https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2025.1713730
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