Manchester United defender says he passed all the protocols to continue playing against Fulham
Referee John Brooks talks to Harry Maguire during Manchester United's Premier League match against Fulham at Craven Cottage. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty ImagesBrain injury charity Headway have questioned the decision to allow Harry Maguire to continue playing for Manchester United after sustaining a head collision and warned about the management of in-game impacts in football.
Maguire finished the game United as won 1-0, and he later told MUTV he had passed concussion protocols, saying: “The doctor did all the tests, I knew where I was and I was answering all the questions and I completed them thankfully.
“After a brief on-pitch assessment – again highlighting the nonsensical lack of temporary concussion substitutes in football – he was allowed to continue. “Every time the ‘if in doubt, sit it out’ principle is seen to be ignored in elite level football, our chances of educating younger players and better protecting future generations from short- and long-term brain injury is diminished.
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