Probable CTE, Football & Brain Health with Valerie Wade & Former Socceroo Captain Paul Wade

Send us Fan Mail Paul captained the Socceroos throughout the 1990s, earning 84 caps and playing 345 National Soccer League games for clubs including Croydon, Green Gully, Brunswick and South Melbourne. He led Australia from 1990 to 1996, including at the Olympics and through two World Cup qualifying campaigns, and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia. More recently, Paul has bravely spoken publicly about his diagnosis of probable CTE, linked to repeated head impacts throughout his career, using his experience to advocate for better brain health protections in football. 01:40 - Paul's Journey into football 04:05 - Football at Barnsley 06:00 – How Paul and Val Met 08:30 – Diagnosis of Probable CTE 11:30 – Process of Diagnosis 19:40 – Perspective of a Diagnosis and Day to Day life 24:30 – Impact on Work 27:20 – Paul’s Epilepsy 30:30 – Advocacy, Training with Probable CTE 39:25 – Pauls Favourite Footballing Moments 43:00 – Old National Soccer League/ NLS Day’s 44:50 – Val’s Favourite Moments 47:07 – Find Paul/ Support 49:10 – Dad Joke’s Paul Wade Life Skills: www.paulwade.com.au Epilepsy Action Australia / Paul Wade: www.epilepsy.org.au Dr Rowena Mobbs: www.rowena.mobbs.com.au ConneCTErs Australia: www.connecters.org.au Twitter: @first concussion Facebook: Headfirst: A concussion podcast Instagram: Headfirst_ Concussion Email: [email protected]