The players' union has come under fire from the families of former England internationals Nobby Stiles and Jeff Astle, both of whom had dementia before they died. They believe there has been a lack of support for families of former players and for research. His family told the BBC last week that football needs to "address the scandal" of dementia in football. Barker said there were "five or six" further research projects ongoing, with the PFA supporting three of them. Like Dr Stewart and world players’ union FifPro, the PFA wants temporary substitutions rather than permanent ones proposed by Fifa and Ifab.

Source: BBC November 24, 2020 14:26 UTC