The family of Gordon McQueen have said that more needs to be done to protect players, after a coroner found that heading a football likely contributed to a brain injury which was a factor in the death of the former Scotland defender. A spokesperson for the PFA said: "There is an ongoing need for a collective response, from football and beyond, to ensure former players affected by neurodegenerative disease, and their families, are properly recognised and supported." An FA spokesperson added: "We have introduced a number of proactive precautionary steps to review and address potential risk factors whilst ongoing research continues. "This includes our introduction of heading guidance in both the professional and amateur game in England, and the optimisation of our concussion guidance as noted by the coroner during the inquest." Sarah-Jane Mee spoke to Gordon’s daughter, Hayley McQueen who was in court to hear the findings. #football #inquest #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/the-world-with-richard-and-yalda Watch more Richard and Yalda videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWorldwithRichardandYalda Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales
Gordon McQueen’s family appeal to make football safer
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The family of Gordon McQueen have said that more needs to be done to protect players, after a coroner found that heading a football likely contributed to a brain injury which was a factor in the death of the former Scotland defender. A spokesperson for the PFA said: "There is an ongoing need for a collective response, from football and beyond, to ensure former players affected by neurodegenerative disease, and their families, are properly recognised and supported." An FA spokesperson added: "We have introduced a number of proactive precautionary steps to review and address potential risk factors whilst ongoing research continues. "This includes our introduction of heading guidance in both the professional and amateur game in England, and the optimisation of our concussion guidance as noted by the coroner during the inquest." Sarah-Jane Mee spoke to Gordon’s daughter, Hayley McQueen who was in court to hear the findings. #football #inquest #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/the-world-with-richard-and-yalda Watch more Richard and Yalda videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWorldwithRichardandYalda Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales
