article_snippet.sent: and that is a failure by the FA
article_snippet.sent: We want to get FIFA involved as well because if We draw some profound conclusions
article_snippet.sent: Letformer West Bromwich Albion striker Jeff Astle see what the research finds and get FIFA involved too because this isn’t going to be a British-only phenomenon, the research’s going to be a worldwide phenomenon.
article_snippet.sent: That was a bad mistake by the FA (to not carry out research).
article_snippet.sent: Sport’s governing bodies have paid lip service to this for far too long and have been allowed to get away with this.
article_snippet.sent: We’ve been encouraged by the FA and PFA’s response in recent months but it’s taken them too long to address this.
article_snippet.sent: There has been too much lip service paid to the issue in the past.