A trial of mouthguard technology will influence what limits are placed on heading training in professional football, the Football Association’s head of medicine has said. “There is no argument about decreasing the exposure to the amount of heading in the game,” she said. She said: “In any other industry, an inquest ruling like that would have had earthquake-like repercussions for that industry, but not football. He believes rugby is miles behind the NFL in terms of putting protections in place for players. Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney said there was no reluctance on his part, or that of his governing body, to hold a formal meeting to discuss Progressive Rugby’s proposals.

Source: Express March 23, 2021 17:03 UTC