"It is likely that repetitive head impacts, sustained by heading the ball while playing football, contributed to CTE,” the ...

There has been a disturbing discovery during the inquest into the death of former Manchester United player Gordon ...

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An inquest found that heading the ball was ‘likely’ to have contributed to a brain injury which was a factor in McQueen’s ...

Former footballer Gordon McQueen died at his home in North Yorkshire in 2023 from pneumonia. | ITV News Tyne Tees ...

Repetitive heading of a football likely played a part in the death of former Manchester United and Scotland defender Gordon ...

Gordon McQueen was diagnosed with vascular dementia, and died in 2023 aged 70. An inquest today ruled heading had contributed ...

An inquest concludes that "it is likely that repetitive head impacts, sustained by heading the ball while playing football, contributed to the CTE" which was a factor in the former Scotland footballer ...

SKY sports presenter Hayley McQueen has urged football bosses to act after a coroner ruled heading the ball was a factor in ...

Gordon McQueen’s family in plea to make football safer after his death - McQueen died at his home in North Yorkshire in June ...