Former Socceroos captain Paul Wade says he has been diagnosed with probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and has renewed his calls for all players under the age of 12 to be banned from heading the ball.

There are growing calls for restrictions on football heading after Paul Wade revealed he likely has a neurodegenerative disease.

Paul Wade, one of the most capped Australian players of all time, has been diagnosed with probable CTE, which doctors suspect is a consequence of the thousands of headers he…

Paul Wade played 84 internationals and captained the Socceroos from 1990 to 1996