The family of the late Nobby Stiles have been told the England World Cup winner’s dementia was caused by heading footballs. In a brave move aimed at assisting research and finding answers, the 1966 legend’s wife Kay and three sons donated his brain to Dr Willie Stewart’s FIELD study, which is examining links between the … Read more
The family of the late Nobby Stiles have been told the England World Cup winner’s dementia was caused by heading footballs. In a brave move aimed at assisting research and finding answers, the 1966 legend’s wife Kay and three sons donated his brain to Dr Willie Stewart’s FIELD study, which is examining links between the … Read more
With the iconic images of red shirts and a golden trophy glinting in the sun it is easy to be fooled into thinking you have seen England’s finest two hours in all its glorious colour when you haven’t. There is no complete footage of the 1966 World Cup final known to exist other than the … Read more
Ireland’s football manager is reportedly in danger of being sacked today after MailOnline revealed he showed his players an Anti-British ‘propaganda’ video about the 1916 Easter Rising and the Great Famine before the match with England at Wembley last week. Stephen Kenny hoped the film shown to his squad before kick-off last Thursday would motivate his … Read more
Footballers for the Republic of Ireland were left stunned after being shown an ‘anti-English’ video featuring the 1916 Proclamation of Independence, the Easter Rising and the Great Famine as a motivational tool, it has been revealed. In an incident now being investigated by the ROI Football Association, it is claimed manager Stephen Kenny showed his players … Read more
Republic of Ireland boss Stephen Kenny showed his players an ‘anti-English’ video before their 3-0 defeat at Wembley Sources told Sportsmail members of the Irish squad were stunned by the video Others have described the video as more ‘pro Ireland’ than ‘anti-English’ England ended up defeating the Republic of Ireland 3-0 on November 12 By … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Republic of Ireland boss Stephen Kenny showed his players an anti-English video before their 3-0 defeat at Wembley Sources told Sportsmail members of the Irish squad were stunned by the video Others have described the video as more ‘pro Ireland’ than ‘anti-English’ England ended up defeating the Republic of Ireland 3-0 on November 12 … Read more
England World Cup winner George Cohen has revealed his shock at learning the players were duped into parading a fake trophy in 1966. Cohen said he had spent the last 54 years believing he was holding the real Jules Rimet Trophy when celebrating with thousands of fans on the night of the victory. The Fulham … Read more
PETER SHILTON: Ray Clemence was my rival on the field and we competed for the England No 1 shirt… but off it we were always great mates, roomed together for 10 years and never talked about football Ex-Liverpool, Tottenham and England keeper Ray Clemence has died aged 72 Clemence and Peter Shilton competed for the … Read more
PETER SHILTON: Ray Clemence was my rival on the field and we competed for the England No 1 shirt… but off it we were always great mates, roomed together for 10 years and never talked about football Ex-Liverpool, Tottenham and England keeper Ray Clemence has died aged 72 Clemence and Peter Shilton competed for the … Read more