#nobby stiles

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[lisandrosmartinez]

Tributes outside Old Trafford for the late Nobby Stiles ❤️

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Rest in peace Nobby 💙

[indizombie]

Ex-Manchester United and England midfielder Nobby Stiles died in October, aged 78. He had dementia and prostate cancer. Stiles is the fifth member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad to have been diagnosed with dementia. Previous research has shown that ex-footballers are three and a half times more likely to die of dementia than the general population. Stiles' family said they were proud of "what he achieved, but more importantly, the man he was". But they added: "There is a need for urgent action. These older players have largely been forgotten and many are in ill health, like dad. How can it be that these players are left needing help when their own union has tens of millions of pounds available today? How can it be that these players are struggling when the Premier League receives £3bn a year? The modern player will never need the help required by the older lads. How can it be right that some of the heroes of 1966 had to sell their medals to provide for the families? These older players are dying like my dad - many don't have medals to sell. It is right, of course to seek to identify the cause of dementia in older players but in truth the cause is irrelevant to the older players - whatever the cause, they need help now. I hope dad's death is the catalyst for this scandal to be addressed."

Alistair Magowan, 'Nobby Stiles: Family says football 'must address scandal of dementia' affecting former players', BBC

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[soomovic]

Nobby Stiles and Bobby Charlton 1969 ❤️.

[roystannard]

Dancing Like Nobby Stiles

A piece written for the BBC

https://soundcloud.com/roystannard/dancing-like-nobby-stiles-talk?si=4d0330d323d843be92e3de5dae65eaed&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing The winsome, toothless dad-dancer Nobby Stiles Dancing like Nobby Stiles Sometimes it’s good to be undignified.. I don’t know if you’re old enough to remember this? In 1966 England managed to lose and win the World Cup in the…

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English bodies launch new joint action plan on players' brain health

English bodies launch new joint action plan on players’ brain health

England’s Football Association, the Premier League and other soccer governing bodies have launched a new joint action plan to understand, promote and protect the brain health of players amid the risk of head injuries, they said in a statement on Tuesday. The issue of dementia in professional soccer was highlighted by the death last year of England’s Nobby Stiles who, along with many of his 1966…

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