Nobby Stiles died with brain condition caused by repeatedly heading a football, coroner rules | Dementia
By: Mark Brown North of England correspondent | Published: 2026-07-15 16:43:56 | Source: www.theguardian.com
The England footballer and World Cup winner Nobby Stiles died with a brain condition caused by repeatedly heading a football, a coroner has ruled.
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Stiles, a tenacious, tough-tackling midfielder described by Geoff Hurst as the “heart and soul” of the 1966 World Cup-winning team, died in 2020 but his death was not reported by authorities to the coroner’s office.
His family have campaigned…
