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Terminated solicitor continues to represent footballers in brain injury lawsuit | Head injuries in sport

July 25, 2026grace

The lawyer removed from representing a group of more than 1,000 rugby players with brain injuries in their lawsuit against the sport’s governing bodies is still heading a comparable claim for dozens of former footballers. At a hearing in the Royal Courts of Justice this week, Richard Boardman stated his plan to step aside, with […]

Coroner Rules Football Heading Caused Brain Condition That Led to Nobby Stiles’ Death

July 15, 2026grace

A coroner has determined that former England international and World Cup winner Nobby Stiles passed away from a neurological disorder linked to frequent heading of the ball. Stiles, a determined and hard-tackling midfielder once described by Geoff Hurst as the “heart and soul” of the 1966 World Cup-winning side, died in 2020, yet his death […]