Darlington defender, Paddy Almond, remains under observation at a specialist hospital in London after suffering a bleed on the brain during Saturday's game against Southend United.
The PFA has said that ‘violence towards players is completely unacceptable’ after Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale was attacked by a supporter after the north London derby against Tottenham.
New data released by the UK Football Policing Unit reveals that the number of arrests at English football matches in the first half of the season has risen to 999, a 10% increase on last term.
The Professional Footballers’ Association has urged the game’s lawmakers to allow leagues to begin trials of temporary concussion substitutions when they consider proposed rule changes at a meeting next week.
Former England international footballer Claire Rafferty has called for the routine weighing of players to be abolished, claiming that it led to her developing an eating disorder.
Reading captain Emma Mukandi calls for improved support for new mothers in the WSL. Mukandi gave birth in November 2021 before returning for Scotland in August 2022 and for Reading when the WSL season started in September.
