Latest News About Nobby Stiles: Man who rewrote English football’s midfield Footballer who shaped England’s golden era in 1966 dies at 85 Midfield enforcer who carried scars of football’s harsh early days

Nobby Stiles [passed away | died] at [85 | 85 years old]. A coroner ruled he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) caused by heading the ball in matches. Experts connected his condition to around countless headers he took. He played as a hard-tackling midfielder for Manchester United and England. Stiles won England’s World Cup in sixty-six. He was known for brutal challenges on the field.