England World Cup legend Nobby Stiles' died with dementia caused by heading 140,000 footballs during his iconic career, coroner rules
The FA is phasing out all heading in youth football up to under-11s by 2026
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The FA is phasing out all heading in youth football up to under-11s by 2026. Norbert “Nobby” Stiles, born in Collyhurst, Manchester in 1942, was a tough-tackling defensive midfielder, capped 28 times by England and played nearly 400 times for Man Utd. McQueen’s TV presenter daughter Hayley McQueen said England’s 1966 World Cup winning team had now been “pretty much wiped out” by neurodegenerative disease.
Furthermore, The FA co-funded with the Professional Footballers’ Association a 2019 study that found footballers were three-and-a-half times more likely to die of neurodegenerative disease than age-matched members of the general population. In January an inquest into the death Gordon McQueen, 70, an ex-Scotland, Manchester United and Leeds United defender, found that heading the ball was “likely” to have contributed to a brain injury which was a factor in his death. McQueen was also diagnosed with CTE.
In addition, Mr Morris said “for reasons not entirely clear to me” Stiles’s death was not at the time reported to the coroner’s office for investigation, which had only begun after information provided by the ex-footballer’s family. And he said footballs when his father played weighed around 16 ounces but would get heavier when wet. In 2010 he sold his winning medals to pay for his care as his mental struggles progressed, leaving him with increasing anxiety and a sense of doom.
Moreover, 'To be honest with you, he was frightened,' Mr Stiles said of his father.
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The FA is phasing out all heading in youth football up to under-11s by 2026.
reliability low1/4 sourcesNorbert “Nobby” Stiles, born in Collyhurst, Manchester in 1942, was a tough-tackling defensive midfielder, capped 28 times by England and played nearly 400 times for Man Utd.
reliability low1/4 sourcesMcQueen’s TV presenter daughter Hayley McQueen said England’s 1966 World Cup winning team had now been “pretty much wiped out” by neurodegenerative disease.
reliability low1/4 sourcesThe FA co-funded with the Professional Footballers’ Association a 2019 study that found footballers were three-and-a-half times more likely to die of neurodegenerative disease than age-matched members of the general population.
reliability low1/4 sourcesIn January an inquest into the death Gordon McQueen, 70, an ex-Scotland, Manchester United and Leeds United defender, found that heading the ball was “likely” to have contributed to a brain injury which was a factor in his death.
reliability low1/4 sourcesMcQueen was also diagnosed with CTE.
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Mr Morris said “for reasons not entirely clear to me” Stiles’s death was not at the time reported to the coroner’s office for investigation, which had only begun after information provided by the ex-footballer’s family.
according to Daily Mirror - NewsAnd he said footballs when his father played weighed around 16 ounces but would get heavier when wet.
according to Evening Standard +2In 2010 he sold his winning medals to pay for his care as his mental struggles progressed, leaving him with increasing anxiety and a sense of doom.
according to Evening Standard +2'To be honest with you, he was frightened,' Mr Stiles said of his father.
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