Primary school children have been banned from heading in football training in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
The Football Associations of each country announced the ban on Monday and said a "graduated approach" will be taken to heading in training in under-12s to under-16s football. The “updated Heading Guidance”, drawn up in conjunction with Uefa’s medical committee, states that children between the ages of 6 and 11 should no longer be allowed to head the ball during training sessions, read more.