More than 520 additional former rugby players have joined a concussion lawsuit against the sport’s authorities, according to the law firm bringing the case. Rylands Garth says there are now more than 1,100 former players involved, with 784 from rugby union and 319 from rugby league. Steve Thompson, Mark Regan and Phil Vickery – part...
One of the claimants in the rugby league case is Roy Heaney, 64, who played for Wigan and Salford in the 1980s having initially played football for Liverpool reserves and Bolton Wanderers. He has been diagnosed with early-onset dementia and probable CTE. He told BBC Sport he sustained regular concussions during his careers in both...
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has returned to the club after sustaining a “suspected concussion” on international duty with Brazil. The 32-year-old was substituted late on in the 2-1 World Cup qualifying win over Colombia on Friday after a nasty clash of heads with former Tottenham defender Davinson Sanchez. Alisson will now return to Merseyside for...