8 h. ago Gordon McQueen's family call for 'football to do more to protect players'

The family of former Scotland defender Gordon McQueen have called for urgent action to make football safer after an inquest found that repeatedly heading the ball was “likely” to have contributed to the brain injury that played a role in his death.

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8 h. ago Family of Gordon McQueen in plea to make football safer after his death

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

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9 h. ago Man Utd icon Gordon McQueen's death 'linked to heading ball', inquest rules

Gordon McQueen was diagnosed with vascular dementia, and died in 2023 aged 70. An inquest today ruled heading had contributed to his death in a landmark ruling

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11 h. ago Heading ball ‘likely’ contributed to Gordon McQueen brain injury, coroner finds

The Scotland international died at his home in North Yorkshire in June 2023

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2 w. ago Hayley McQueen says Man Utd icon Gordon believed 'heading a football behind dementia'

TV presenter Hayley McQueen has said her father would complain of headaches after football training as she told an inquest how her dad believed "heading a football" did not help his eventually diagnosis of dementia

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2 w. ago Man Utd icon Gordon McQueen 'believed heading was behind his dementia'

Scotland and Manchester United icon Gordon McQueen was diagnosed with vascular dementia, and died in 2023 aged 70. He told his family that heading 'had not helped', inquest hears

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2 w. ago Gordon McQueen 'attributed dementia to heading ball', inquest hears

Former Scotland and Manchester United defender Gordon McQueen, who died aged 70, told his family that his long career in football may have contributed to his dementia, his daughter Hayley McQueen told an inquest into his death in North Yorkshire.

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