commentator: nodding it on. 15 years ago, a coroner ruled that former england striker, jeff astle, diedcaused by repeated heading had contributed to the cause of death. one of hundreds of players diagnosed with degenerative brain conditions after retirement, astle's family have been at the heart of the campaign demanding the sports authorities honour their duty of care to former professionals. the fa have a responsibility across the game in its entirety. the pfa are there for player welfare. but, yes, they are doing it, but i still believe they've been cornered into this. they've been cornered into doing the research. it's something that's not going to go away. former england captain alan shearer, still the premier league's leading goal scorer and a player renowned for his heading, highlighted the issue in a recent bbc documentary undergoing a series of medical tests on his own brain. i'm pleased that eventually the authorities have listened and are now going to do the research that should have been done years ago. we can't look back unfortunately, we can only look forward now and suppo

commentator: nodding it on. 15 years ago, a coroner ruled that former england striker, jeff astle, diedh. one of hundreds of players diagnosed with degenerative brain conditions after retirement, astle's family have been at the heart of the campaign demanding the sports authorities honour their duty of care to former professionals. the fa have a responsibility across the game in its entirety. the pfa are there for player welfare. but, yes, they are doing it, but i still believe they've been cornered into this. they've been cornered into doing the research. it's something that's not going to go away. former england captain alan shearer, still the premier league's leading goal scorer and a player renowned for his heading, highlighted the issue in a recent bbc documentary undergoing a series of medical tests on his own brain. i'm pleased that eventually the authorities have listened and are now going to do the research that should have been done years ago. we can't look back unfortunately, we can only look forward now and support willie and his team and, hopefully, they will be able to sta

. —— jeff astle. safety has to come first. and the health of sports men and sportswomen.should have been started a long time ago. but it's a big day and we can now look to the future and support the guys and hope they are given time to do the necessary research. i think this is a huge day for football. it's been a long time coming. delighted that the pfa and fa have now backed it and we can now get the answers football needs. everton and arsenal in europa league action tonight. everton can't reach the next stage whatever happens against atalanta later. arsenal are hoping to secure top spot in the group at cologne. around 35 minutes in and arsenal's francis coquelin has come closest to a goal, striking the post. it's still goalless after 35 minutes. the number of football fan arrested decreased overall last season, according to figures released today. there were a little over 1600 arrests, which is a fall of i4%. newcastle united have the highest number of fans with banning orders, while birmingham city had the highest number of fans arrested last season at 72. so there ar

nodding it on. 15 years ago, a coroner ruled that former england strikerjeff astle died aged 59 as aused by repeated heading had contributed to the cause of death. one of hundreds of players diagnosed with degenerative brain conditions after retirement, astle‘s family have been at the heart of the campaign demanding the sport‘s authorities honour their duty of care to former professionals. the fa have a responsibility across the game in its entirety. the pfa are there for player welfare. but, yes, they‘re doing it, but i still believe they‘ve been cornered into this. they‘ve been cornered into doing the research. it‘s something that‘s not going to go away. former england captain alan shearer, still the premier league‘s leading goal scorer and a player renowned for his heading, highlighted the issue in a recent bbc documentary, undergoing a series of medical tests on his own brain. i‘m pleased that eventually the authorities have listened and are now going to do the research that should have been done years ago. we can‘t look back, unfortunately, we can only look forward now and suppo

alan shearer looks at what happened to jeff astle.ped dementia and died in 2002 at the age of 59. a coroner said he had an industrial disease. in other words, heading had contributed to the cause of death. research was started at the time but dropped because of technical flaws. shearer says he's staggered nothing further has happened. it seems as though we are no further forward. the same questions are still being asked. the issue of lower level but continuous problems with heading the ball and whether it will have a long—term effect is something we are looking to establish, either definitively or not at all. the football association says a major new study is about to be launched. for alan shearer and former players with dementia, that comes not a moment too soon. hugh pym, bbc news. and you can see the full investigation... alan shearer: dementia, football and me, on bbc one at 10.30pm on sunday evening. a brief look at some of the day's other other news stories: there's to be an independent inquiry into the death of the former welsh

alan shearer looks at what happened to jeff astle.ad contributed to the cause of death. research was started at the time but dropped because of technical flaws. shearer says he's staggered nothing further has happened. it seems as though we are no further forward. the same questions are still being asked. the issue of lower level but continuous problems with heading the ball and whether it will have a long—term effect is something we are looking to establish, either definitively or not at all. the football association says a major new study is about to be launched. for alan shearer and former players with dementia, that comes not a moment too soon. hugh pym, bbc news. you concede a full investigation on bbc one at ten and 30 on sunday. —— you can see the full investigation. it's taken nearly 40 years of painting, but diana keys has turned her council flat in hemel hempstead into her very own masterpiece. inspired by michelangelo's frescoes in the sistine chapel — she's decided to open her home and reveal what she's been working on. i'

jeff astral died, he scored the winning goal in the 1968 fa cup final and paid for england —— jeff astlesets out to do is create loads of data, 15,000 former professional footballers will be assessed and compared to normal people who haven't spent their life heading footballs repeatedly, and they hope to get concrete links, but maybe not. it is 2—3 years and this is being run by doctor william stuart who has led much of this research. he says he hopes to get some understanding of the long—term impact. alan shearer has done a documentary recently, one of the really worrying aspects is the effect on younger players and that is something they want to look at. definitely. there are several elements, the potential physical risk and if you look at the united states, if you are under 11 and playing soccer, as they would call it, and it is a big participation sport in the united states, you are not allowed to head it. at the weekend i had run a localfootball tea m weekend i had run a localfootball team and under rob evans i coach —— and under 11 is art who i'm coaching, and sometimes they will h