Nobby Stiles died with brain condition caused by repeatedly heading a football, coroner rules

England 1966 World Cup winner Nobby Stiles, who also played for Manchester United, died in 2020 from a brain condition that a coroner has ruled was caused by repeatedly heading a football. An inquest was held after it emerged that his death had never been reported to the coroner's office by authorities at the time. The ruling adds to growing evidence linking repetitive heading in football to long-term neurological damage.