Former Tottenham player awarded £7 million after 10 year battle in court
Former Tottenham player Radwan Hamed has been awarded approximately £7 million in medical compensation following a 10-year battle in court after he was left severely brain damaged following a heart attack he suffered while playing.
According to the Daily Mail's report, upon his signing for Tottenham at age 17, Hamed underwent a standard medical screening conducted by Dr. Peter Mills the Football Association’s regional cardiologist for South East England, where it was determined his heart was "unequivocally abnormal." Despite this information, Hamed was allowed to play, and collapsed during his first game as a professional for Spurs in Belgium in August 2006.
Hamed’s father, Raymond, has claimed that his son's brain damage resulted from the negligence of Dr. Mills and Dr. Charlotte Cowie (who has since controversially gone on to become medical director for the FA) and Dr. Mark Curtin, specialist sports physicians employed by Spurs.
In a previous hearing, Justice Hickinbottom had adjudged Spurs to be 70 percent liable for Hamed's injuries, and Dr. Mills 30 percent liable.
Spurs will not pay the fee directly, but rather their portion will be covered by sports physicians they previously employed, who have agreed to indemnify the club.
Tottenham issued a statement following an earlier hearing that read: ‘The club wholeheartedly regrets that a former employee, as adjudged, was remiss in their duties to Radwan."
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