England World Cup legend Nobby Stiles' died with dementia caused by heading 140,000 footballs during his iconic career, coroner rules

Nobby Stiles, England's 1966 World Cup winner, died at the age of 78 with severe dementia, a Stockport Coroner's Court inquest has ruled. The coroner determined that Stiles had headed a football approximately 140,000 times throughout his career, which contributed to his dementia. The ruling adds to growing evidence linking repetitive heading in football to long-term neurological damage.