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Guidance already exists to restrict heading in training in England and Scotland

ByKatie Gornall, BBC Sport correspondent and Melissa Sharman, BBC Sport senior journalist
  • Published23 minutes ago

An MP is calling for legal safeguards to limit repetitive heading in football training, amid growing concerns about the risk of brain injury.

Grahame Morris, the Labour MP for Easington, submitted a parliamentary motion on Tuesday urging the government to take action to reduce the number of times a player can head the ball in training.