There has been a disturbing discovery during the inquest into the death of former Manchester United player Gordon ...

"It is likely that repetitive head impacts, sustained by heading the ball while playing football, contributed to CTE,” the ...

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Heading the ball made the former defender a legend, but his family say it cost him his life and hope his death will act as a ...

Gordon McQueen was diagnosed with vascular dementia, and died in 2023 aged 70. An inquest today ruled heading had contributed ...

Repetitive heading of a football likely played a part in the death of former Manchester United and Scotland defender Gordon ...

Gordon McQueen died aged 70 in June 2023 after contracting vascular dementia and chronic traumatic encephalopathy; Coroner ...

Former footballer Gordon McQueen died at his home in North Yorkshire in 2023 from pneumonia. | ITV News Tyne Tees ...

McQueen died at his home in North Yorkshire in June 2023, aged 70.

It was the crowning moment of Gordon McQueen’s glittering career. A towering header past Ray Clemence in front of 100,000 fans at Wembley Stadium to help Scotland beat England and clinch the British ...

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