Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes has backed potential SFA plans to ban Under-12s from heading the ball in training. As a result of the findings the SFA look set to become the first European nation to ban Under-12s from heading the ball. The Dons youth players under the age of 12 practice heading with soft balls, but McInnes is still behind the proposals. McInnes was West Brom captain at the time of Astle’s death and attended the funeral. I was at the funeral of Jeff Astle who was a West Brom legend.

Source: Express January 17, 2020 12:11 UTC