Four football governing bodies are being sued by former professional players and the families of others who have died
Nobby Stiles was found to have had a progressive brain condition caused by repeated blows to the head. His family is among those taking legal action.Nobby Stiles was found to have had a progressive brain condition caused by repeated blows to the head. His family is among those taking legal action.The Football Association “was always fully aware” of the risk of concussion and brain injury to players as early as the 1980s but failed to take steps to improve safety, the high court has been told.
In the documents, seen by the PA news agency, barristers have claimed that the four governing bodies were “negligent and in breach of their duty of care” owed to the former players, who “suffered permanent long-term neurological injuries” as a result. A hearing in the case is expected later this year, with the court being told in January that up to 75 players could be involved in the legal action. The court documents state that the claimants sustained injuries “due to cumulative blows to the head” received from directly heading the ball and indirectly “both in match play and in training”.
Minutes from the committee from a meeting on 12 December that year state that the committee discussed “the problem of head injuries and the need for some guidance to be given to referees in general on their responsibility for dealing with injuries”. They claimed they had also found no evidence that “any positive action was taken to ensure that clubs and/or referees complied with guidance to remove players with suspected head injuries from the field of play”.
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