Football
Ex-stars with brain conditions linked to heading could be in line for care costs from FA
The campaign for financial support was led by John Stiles, son of Nobby, the England 1966 hero who died with dementia
Former footballers with brain conditions linked to heading the ball could be paid care costs by the game’s governing bodies. Changes to the Football Governance Bill would see chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and other neurological disorders like dementia treated as an “industrial injury” in the plans to be put before Parliament.
