Son of England star accuses head blows of causing his father's death

Nobi Styles.

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The son of Nuby Styles, one of the England players, who won the 1966 World Cup, said yesterday that he believes that the reason for his father's exposure to dementia, which he suffered for years until his death, was due to the permanent head-hitting in the football game.

The autopsy of Styles, who died at the age of 78, confirmed that the brain region was affected by repeated exposure to head strikes.

Following the results, his son John confirmed that he did not suspect at all that his illness came as a result of his continuous hitting the ball with his head.

John called on the authorities responsible for football to address what he described as a scandal, following the injury of five World Cup winners with the England national team, with dementia.

He added, "They have asked scientists to come up with evidence, when it is related to the brain it is difficult."

John continued: "I think that my father played the ball with his head between 70 thousand and 100 thousand times in his career. Every time the ball hits his head, the brain hits the front of the skull."

Doctor William Stewart, a neuropathologist, examined the brain of Noby Styles after his death, and confirmed the presence of signs consistent with the case of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a form of progressive dementia.

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