New Premier League concussion rules need to become commonplace

Digital editor Richard Hook highlights the importance of the Premier League’s new concussion ruling and argues why it needs to be extended to cover contact sports at all levels: While the backs of this weekend’s papers were full of transfer talk and the start of the new Football League season, arguably one of the most important footballing stories of any season may have slipped under people’s radars. For the coming season the Premier League has introduced new rules on how to deal with head injuries; a player suffering a head injury must now leave the pitch and the club doctor