'We' refers to Stiles and an ever-growing group of ex-players who are attempting to finally force football to tackle its dementia crisis. That means that if its three and a half times and not five times, 16,000 of those will get dementia and need help. In 2023, a football dementia fund was set up by the PFA and Premier League. We still have families having to sell everything they have to fund care costs. The PFA fund makes no provision for women players and they are even more vulnerable than men to brain injuries.'

Source: Metro January 16, 2026 03:01 UTC