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‘Football killed my dad’: The dementia tragedy of England’s Boys of ‘66
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CTE in athletes: How headbutts lead to dementia: The neurodegenerative disease CTE is an occupational hazard for football, ice hockey, and soccer players ...
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New Atlas Sep 15
Nearly all NFL players may die with a chronic brain injury: A BMJ study estimates at least 18% of former NFL players studied showed signs of chronic traumatic ...
newatlas.com/brain/alzheimers-dementia/nfl-players-chronic-brain-injury/
1 in 4 NFL players who died from 2016 to 2021 had CTE, study finds: The study also found dementia was common among brain donors, with researchers urging ...
nbcnews.com/health/health-news/nfl-cte-players-study-one-in-four-rcna594276
Nobby Stiles: Ex-Rovers star son leads fight into World Cup winner's death: A coroner has ruled that heading the ball caused the World Cup winner’s brain disease
doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/nobby-stiles-ex-rovers-star-son-leads-fight-into-world-cup-winners-death-8801928
Dementia in athletes: England idol Stiles likely died partly due to too many headers
spiegel.de/sport/fussball/fussball-weltmeister-nobby-stiles-wie-kopfbaelle-wohl-zu-seinem-tod-fuehrten-a-80b52820-82da-479f-942f-98678b5ec31d
'At greatest risk of CTE': Expert calls out dangers of heading the ball
abc.net.au/news/2026-07-02/football-heading-the-ball-risks-cte-concussion/106865326
BBC Apr 30
Anger at FA over apparent denial of heading and brain injury link: Campaigners are disgusted the FA has apparently denied a link between heading the ball and ...
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93xpl8399do
OpinionEditorial: News on dementia is a call to action for our future: More dementia cases, more need for caregiving and specialized nursing homes ...
bostonherald.com/2026/01/28/editorial-news-on-dementia-is-a-call-to-action-for-our-future/
Mail Online Jan 17
'I think he would be proud': Son of Manchester United legend Nobby Stiles on why he will never stop fighting football's dementia crisis
dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-15463309/Nobby-Stiles-son-John-dementia-crisis.html
Gordon McQueen: Leeds United, Manchester United and Scotland star's ball-heading highlighted at inquest
yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/gordon-mcqueen-leeds-united-manchester-united-scotland-inquest-heading-ball-5465023
‘His brain was shot to pieces’: The ex-Wallaby, the CTE diagnosis, and some comfort for his widow
smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/his-brain-was-shot-to-pieces-the-ex-wallaby-the-cte-diagnosis-and-some-comfort-for-his-widow-20251020-p5n3ph.html
Son of England World Cup winner Nobby Stiles praised by MP for Doncaster dementia work
doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/people/son-of-england-world-cup-winner-nobby-stiles-praised-by-mp-for-doncaster-dementia-work-5223568
Wally Lewis announces $12.5 million federal government program for CTE awareness: The King of rugby league has been living with the probable brain injury for ...
abc.net.au/news/2025-02-21/wally-lewis-anika-wells-cte-funding-announcement/104966194
As denials pile up, NFL settlement ignores ‘critical’ tests: Attorneys promised a “state of the art” process to diagnose former players suffering from brain ...
washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/08/20/nfl-concussion-settlement-mri-alzheimer/
The NFL still won’t accept responsibility for its damaged players: If you want to own an NFL team, you should cover the cost of ruin to players’ bodies and ...
washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/01/31/nfl-dementia-claims/
Rugby league great Wally Lewis linked with chronic traumatic encephalopathy: Lewis has revealed he revealed he has a brain disease linked with dementia.
nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-league-great-wally-lewis-linked-with-chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy/PQN5AFTR65ATPETFY2FGBJCCME/
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Evidence is growing that playing contact sports can lead to long-term brain injuries
economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/03/15/evidence-is-growing-that-playing-contact-sports-can-lead-to-long-term-brain-injuries
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