Daughter of former Boro coach wants limit on heading the ballpublished at 12:10 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2021
BBC Sport
The daughter of former Middlesbrough coach Gordon McQueen, who was recently diagnosed with vascular dementia, wants the law surrounding certain aspects of football changed.
Hayley McQueen has been speaking for the first time, since her dad's diagnosis.
A parliamentary inquiry into the link between sport and long-term brain injury starts today.
Hayley said her family wants to raise awareness about the dangers of heading a football, saying: "I think that the government is getting involved is massive, it's just almost criminal it's taken so many high-profile deaths for this to be dealt with at the highest level.
"Football may change as a result of it, but so what if it's changing peoples lives and their futures, does it really matter?
"Why not just bring in a limit on heading a football not just at youth level but at professional level as well."