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There was a disturbing discovery throughout the inquest into the dying of former Manchester United participant Gordon McQueen.
United profession
The centre-back performed 184 instances for Manchester United between 1978 and 1985.
He additionally performed for Leeds United and represented Scotland on 30 events.
Dying
McQueen sadly died from issues attributable to a mixture of vascular dementia and power traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) at his dwelling on 15 June 2023, on the age of simply 70.
Inquest
The Athletic report that, “an inquest has heard that repeatedly heading a soccer ‘seemingly’ contributed to the mind illness which performed an element within the dying of Gordon McQueen.”
Senior coroner Jonathan Heath informed the BBC that, “I’ve discovered that Mr McQueen suffered repetitive head impacts throughout his profession. I’m happy that on the steadiness of likelihood that repeatedly heading footballs contributed to his growing power traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).”
He continued, “the mixture of CTE and vascular dementia led to pneumonia. I discover the reason for dying pneumonia, vascular dementia and CTE. It’s seemingly that repetitive head impacts, sustained by heading the ball whereas taking part in soccer, contributed to CTE.”
Earlier than his dying, McQueen had authorised the examine of his mind by Professor Willie Stewart, a marketing consultant neuropathologist at Queen Elizabeth College Hospital in Glasgow.
Stewart has led intensive analysis into the connection between soccer and mind illness.
Different instances
Manchester United legends Bobby Charlton and Nobby Stiles additionally needed to cope with dementia throughout the finish of their lives, and statistics present that former footballers are 4 instances extra more likely to develop the illness than the final inhabitants.
Because of quite a few findings, the FA advises that no kids below the age of 12 ought to practise heading in coaching.
Furthermore, “The PFA and Premier League launched their very own mind well being fund in 2023, making an preliminary £1 million out there to assist former gamers and their households when discovered to be affected by dementia and neurodegenerative situations.”
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