Former
England players among signatories of letterOliver Dowden urged to review links to headingPeter Reid and Viv Anderson are among a group of former footballers who have teamed up with parliamentarians to demand an urgent review into the possible link between heading the ball and dementia.
The group’s letter to Oliver Dowden, the
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, has emerged two days after the family of the 1966
World Cup winner Nobby Stiles said they had been told by experts his brain was severely damaged by repeatedly heading the ball.