MP calls for legal limits on heading in football training

An MP has called for legal limits on heading in football training.

In England, football rules already restrict deliberate heading in matches for children aged 11 and under.

Guidance recommends no more than 10 headers a week in amateur training, and advises professional clubs to limit high-force training headers to 10 a week.

Scotland bans professional players from heading in training the day before and after matches.

Campaigners say voluntary guidance is not enough because coaches and parents may not know about the rules or why they exist.

They argue clearer restrictions could better protect players from repeated head impacts.

Dr Judith Gates, who founded Head Safe Football, says enforcing a legal limit would be challenging; the story gives no further details about what happens next.