Brain injury Spurs player wins damages

Radwan Hamed (left) was unaware of his abnormal heart function when he signed for Tottenham Hotspur's youth teamTottenham Hotspur has agreed to pay undisclosed damages to a former youth player who was left brain damaged after having a cardiac arrest on his debut.

Radwan Hamed collapsed during a game in Belgium in 2006. Last year a judge ruled Spurs breached its duties to him.

In a screening prior to signing for the club, an electrocardiogram test showed his heart was "unequivocally abnormal" but he was not stopped from playing.

The club said it regretted a former employee had been remiss in his duties.

'Potentially fatal'

In a statement, the family of Mr Hamed, who is now 26, said they were…