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Our son's death could have been prevented by FA - Billy Vigar's parents

Billy Vigar's parents says the Football Association could have prevented their son's death.

BBC Sport · September 25, 2026

Our son's death could have been prevented by FA - Billy Vigar's parents

Sports news correspondent Published 35 minutes ago "You swing from sadness to anger because you just feel it could have been prevented."

That is the view of Camilla Vigar, whose son Billy, a former Arsenal academy player, died a year ago today from a "significant brain injury", five days after colliding with a concrete wall surrounding a pitch.

The 21-year-old striker was playing for Chichester City at Wingate and Finchley FC in north London.

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