The son of 1966 England World Cup winning midfielder Nobby Stiles says football bodies should do more to actively help ex-players with dementia. Stiles, a European Cup winner with Manchester United in 1968, died in October, aged 78. He had dementia and prostate cancer. John Stiles, himself a former midfielder with Leeds United and Doncaster Rovers, said it was "blatantly obvious" that repeated heading of a football was responsible for causing the syndrome among ex-professionals. Read more:'Football must address scandal of dementia affecting former players'

Source: BBC November 17, 2020 17:48 UTC