# Legally restrict heading a football in training, says MP

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/legally-restrict-heading-a-football-in-training-says-mp/
- Published: 2026-11-11T17:38:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T18:35:52+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cm1ewpjyy3dzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Football, Sport

## Key points

- An MP wants legal limits on heading in football training.
- Current guidance recommends no more than 10 headers a week.
- Campaigners say voluntary rules are not enough.

## Summary

Labour MP Grahame Morris is calling for legal limits on repetitive heading during football training, citing evidence that footballers face higher risks of neurodegenerative disease. His parliamentary motion says protecting players’ brain health is a public health and welfare issue, and urges the government to strengthen prevention, education and safeguards.

Existing guidance recommends no more than 10 headers a week in amateur training and 10 high-force headers for professionals in England; Scotland also bans training headers on the day before and after professional matches. Morris’s motion proposes a cross-departmental task force, a national action plan and recognition of CTE as a public health concern, but Early Day Motions do not guarantee a parliamentary debate. Campaigners say voluntary guidance is not well known or sufficient, while Prime Minister Andy Burnham has separately called for football to recognise its dementia crisis and establish compensation for former players.

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