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Headers caused Nobby Stiles' brain disease, coroner finds

Norbert "Nobby" Stiles headed the ball thousands of times a year in training, his son says England World Cup winner Nobby Stiles died with a brain condition caused by repeatedly heading a football, a

bbc.co.uk•July 15, 2026