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Manchester Evening News
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Stephen Killen

Why the England players wore nameless shirts in second half vs Switzerland

England played the second half of their international friendly against Switzerland without the names of the stars on the back of their shirts to raise awareness for dementia.

The Three Lions returned to the hallowed Wembley turf unchanged to play the final 45 of the first of their two matches this month. But unlike the first half, the likes of Harry Kane, Phil Foden and Luke Shaw all wore shirts without their world-renowned names.

Switzerland's visit to Wembley saw the match honour Alzheimer's Society in order to raise awareness for the condition. The gesture was to recognise the 900,000 people living with dementia in the United Kingdom.

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