Coroner: Nobby Stiles' Brain Disease Was Caused by Heading Footballs

A coroner's inquest has concluded that Nobby Stiles, a member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad, developed a brain disease directly caused by heading footballs during his playing career. Stiles died in 2020 after suffering from dementia. The finding adds to growing evidence linking repeated headers to neurodegenerative conditions in former footballers.