McQueen family seek protection

FOOTBALL must do more to protect players, the family of the former Scotland defender Gordon McQueen said, after an inquest found that heading the ball was “likely” to have contributed to a brain injury which was a factor in his death.

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The daughters of former Scotland defender Gordon McQueen, Anna Forbes (left) and Hayley McQueen, speak to the media in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, yesterday

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McQueen who was capped for Scotland 30 times between 1974 and 1981, and played for both Manchester United and Leeds United during a 16-year career died at his home in North Yorkshire in June 2023, aged 70.

The cause of death was pneumonia - he had become frail and was confined to bed for several months, the inquest in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, heard earlier this month.

The pneumonia was a consequence of mixed vascular dementia and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), coroner Jon Heath said.