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Nobby Stiles Death Linked to Heading | Auckland News
A landmark coroner’s ruling in England has linked the death of World Cup legend Nobby Stiles to chronic traumatic encephalopathy caused by heading footballs 140,000 times over his career. At 78, Stiles died from severe dementia, and his son blamed football for his father’s death, citing heavier, wetter balls of his era. The court found modern footballs can deliver blows equivalent to a boxer’s punch, fueling lawsuits against football authorities for negligence. This follows a similar ruling in Gordon McQueen’s case, and as more former players suffer neurodegenerative diseases, the FA is now…
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