The governing physique of soccer in England will launch an pressing security evaluate following the freak loss of life of a 21-year-old former Arsenal youth participant.
Billy Vigar died after sustaining a “important mind damage” throughout a lower-league football match in England.
Vigar was positioned in an induced coma after sustaining the damage in a recreation on Saturday for English non league group Chichester Metropolis.
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Vigar, who additionally performed on mortgage for Derby, was harm early in a recreation at Wingate & Finchley FC. He reportedly sustained the damage when he collided with a wall along side the sphere.
Following the freak accident, a petition garnered 4000 signatures within the area of a few days calling on the Soccer Affiliation to ban brick partitions round enjoying fields.
“We are going to now conduct a direct evaluate, working with leagues, golf equipment and related stakeholders throughout the sport, that can concentrate on the protection of perimeter partitions and bounds round pitches within the Nationwide League system,” the FA stated in an announcement.
Billy Vigar in motion for Arsenal’s below 21 group in 2022. Arsenal FC through Getty Pictures
“This can embody methods we are able to help Nationwide League system golf equipment to determine and implement further measures at their stadiums that they decide will assist to mitigate any potential security dangers.”
“We’re devastated to listen to that Billy Vigar has handed away,” the English Soccer Affiliation stated earlier within the week.
“We ship our heartfelt condolences to his household, pals, family members, and everybody at Chichester Metropolis FC at this extremely tough time.”
Vigar, a ahead, joined Arsenal’s academy in 2017 and signed as an expert in 2022.
He was described as a “highly effective and versatile ahead.”
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“Everybody at Arsenal is devastated by the stunning information that former academy graduate Billy Vigar has handed away,” the London membership stated in an announcement.
Chichester’s scheduled recreation in opposition to Lewes on Saturday has been postponed.
The semi-professional league Chichester performs in stated a minute of silence can be noticed earlier than all matches this weekend and all gamers would put on black armbands.
