FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Arsenal - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - November 1, 2020 General view of flowers and scarves left outside the stadium in memory of Nobby Stiles REUTERS/Paul Ellis
(Reuters) - A doctor looking into possible links between football and dementia has said England's World Cup winning midfielder Nobby Stiles, who died aged 78 in October, suffered severe brain damage from repeatedly heading the ball.
Stiles, who played on the World Cup winning team in 1966, had been diagnosed with dementia, as were several of his team mates including Jack and Bobby Charlton.
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