The Latest Breaking News from Gordon McQueen

Nobby Stiles died with brain condition caused by repeatedly heading a football, coroner rules

England World Cup winner died in 2020 but his death was never reported by authorities to the coroner’s office

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15

England World Cup hero Nobby Stiles died with brain injury caused by heading the ball, coroner rules

Stiles won 28 caps for England and was part of the team that won the 1966 World Cup

The Independent UK · Jul 15

Nobby Stiles becomes latest England World Cup winner death linked to brain injury

A previous inquest was told England’s 1966 World Cup winning team had now been ‘pretty much wiped out’ by neurodegenerative disease

The Independent UK · Jul 10

Heading ball ‘likely’ contributed to Scotland star’s brain injury, coroner finds

McQueen was capped for Scotland 30 times between 1974 and 1981 and played for both Manchester United and Leeds United during a 16-year career.

Evening Standard · Jan 26

Heading ball ‘likely’ contributed to Gordon McQueen brain injury, coroner finds

The Scotland international died at his home in North Yorkshire in June 2023

The Independent UK · Jan 26

Scotland star Gordon McQueen’s ball-heading highlighted at inquest

The former international footballer died in 2023 after developing dementia.

Evening Standard · Jan 6

Has a player ever been shown a second yellow card while being substituted?

Plus: the shambles that was 1950 World Cup qualifying, and plenty more brawling teammates

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025

Save the entire 1987 QPR squad to the cloud: my mental Rolodex is too full of past players

Stunning goals by Eli Kroupi and Loum Tchaouna mean they are forcing their way into my brain at the expense of Ian Juryeff

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2025

X Factor star Amelia Lily stuns fans as she welcomes baby girl after secret pregnancy

The 30-year-old singer posted several heartwarming photos with her newborn daughter online and revealed her name

Evening Standard · May 27, 2025

The best Scottish defenders ever

We pick out the finest right-backs, centre-backs and left-backs from Scotland

FourFourTwo · Jan 20, 2025