Former footballer calls on MPs to take action to prevent dementia in players

Chris Sutton with his father
Chris Sutton with his father Mike, who died with dementia Credit: Chris Sutton with his father Mike, who died with dementia

A former Norwich City footballer has told MPs not enough is being done to protect players from the risks of heading the ball.

Chris Sutton's father Mike died last year with dementia - a condition specialists believe could be linked to repeated heading of the ball.

Chris has been giving evidence to a select committee hearing on concussion in sport.

The select committee is made up of politicians who are gathering evidence on the links between sport and brain injury.

Research has found that former professional footballers are three and a half times more likely to die from a brain disorder than the general population.

The inquiry was launched by Parliament this month into sport's link to dementia