Nobby Stiles, a hero from the historic 1966 team, had dementia before his death Both Sir Bobby Charlton and Jack Charlton also suffered from the brain disease Get breaking Premier League news ...

And it was the younger Stiles who first asked Windass to get tested for the condition, having hinted at the potential impact of heading a football on regular basis throughout his 22-year playing ...

England football legend Geoff Hurst admits it’s been an “unbelievably brutal” year after seeing his 1966 World Cup-winning team-mates Nobby Stiles and Jack Charlton both lose their battles ...