Nobby Stiles (pictured in 2008) died in OctoberThe family of 1966 World Cup winner Nobby Stiles says football needs to "address the scandal" of dementia in the game. Stiles is the fifth member of England's World Cup-winning squad to have been diagnosed with dementia. 'Players need help now' - Stiles calls on football to address dementiaPrevious research has shown that ex-footballers are three and a half times more likely to die of dementia than the general population. He told BBC Sport: "It's blatantly obvious that heading the ball has given [the World Cup players] dementia. But while they are doing that the players aren't getting the help they need and they need it now.

Source: BBC November 17, 2020 15:01 UTC