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A report on how football's rising star Jeff Astle was killed. And has Nottingham finally got a grip on gang and youth violence?

A report on how football killed one of its brightest stars and how Jeff Astle's family are trying to make sure the game wakes up to the dangers of concussion.

And ten years since Nottingham grabbed unwelcome headlines like Shottingham and Assassination City, has the city finally got a grip on gang and youth violence?

29 minutes

Last on

Mon 23 Feb 2015 19:30

Football head-injuries

Football head-injuries

The Football Association hopes to have new rules on dealing with head injuries in amateur football by March, after a campaign by Jeff Astle's family.聽聽

Former West Bromwich Albion, Notts County and England striker Astle died in 2002, aged 59, from a brain condition normally linked to boxing.

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Presenter Marie Ashby
Series Editor Tony Roe

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