CAMPAIGNERS have called on MPs to help tackle what they say is a “scandalous” lack of funding to support the families of footballers diagnosed with dementia.

Former England stars including Sir Geoff Hurst and Kevin Keegan went to the House of Commons on Tuesday evening to meet MPs in support of the Football Families for Justice (FFJ) campaign.

FFJ wants football’s new independent regulator to impose a statutory duty on the sport’s national authorities to develop a comprehensive dementia strategy, including a substantially increased care fund.