Former Tottenham Youngster Radwan Hamed Wins £7M in Damages After Brain Injury

Former Tottenham Hotspur youngster Radwan Hamed has been awarded a reported £7 million in damages 10 years after he was left severely brain damaged following a heart attack suffered while playing. 

Per MailOnline's Mike Keegan, Hamed was allowed to continue as a footballer despite scans revealing his heart was "unequivocally abnormal," and he collapsed during his first professional appearance for Spurs in Belgium in August 2006, when he was 17.

Tuesday saw the order made for Hamed to be paid £7 million after Tottenham were found to have "breached its duties to Radwan."

The one-time striker prospect was initially cleared to play football by Dr Peter Mills, the FA’s regional cardiologist for south-east England, despite abnormalities appearing on his scan.

Per Keegan, an earlier hearing saw Mr Justice Hickinbottom adjudge Spurs to be 70 per cent liable and Dr Mills 30 per cent.

Hamed's father, Raymond, also apportioned blame for negligence on Dr Charlotte Cowie and Dr Mark Curtin, sports physicians employed by Spurs at the time, the former has since gone on to work for the FA.

Mr Justice Lewis outlined why the decision had been made to award Hamed the undisclosed figure, believed to be £7 million, per Keegan:

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Radwan Hamed was a promising young footballer. At the age of 17 he was playing his first professional match for Tottenham Hotspur. 

Sadly, Radwan suffered from a heart defect and tragically suffered heart attack on the pitch. His heart stopped for many minutes and his brain was starved of oxygen. Thankfully, Radwan survived but he suffered serious injuries. 

There is a system for scanning and screening heart defects in young footballers. Radwan was scanned and the results indicated he might have a heart defect. An earlier hearing found insufficient communication between doctors who carried out the scan and doctors at Tottenham Hotspur.

The compensation will need to compensate for injury and for loss of earnings. More importantly it will need to ensure his future needs are met. I would like to pay tribute to Radwan Hamed’s family. 

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Per Sky Sports News HQ, Spurs said in a statement they regretted a former employee had been found "to be remiss in their duties."

The report added the north London club's portion of the compensation fee will be covered, as agreed, by sports specialists previously employed at Spurs.