Lawmakers: New English football regulator must tackle dementia issue

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2025-04-29

London (PA Media/dpa) - The prevalence of dementia in football must be tackled by the new independent regulator for the sport in England, British lawmakers have said. Parliamentarians have called for the new watchdog to be given powers to investigate the issue or risk current players suffering the same fate as England stars of the past such as Bobby Charlton and Nobby Stiles. Charlton's dementia diagnosis was confirmed in November 2020, weeks aft......

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