Calls call for representatives to help solve what they say that “scandalous” lack of funds for supporting Famberlers diagnosed with dementia.
Former English stars, including sir Geoff Hurst and Kevin Keegan will be on House Commons On Tuesday night to meet with representatives in favor of football families for justice (FFJ) campaign.
FFJ wants the footsteps of the new independent regulator to impose legal duty at the nationals of the Sports to develop a comprehensive Dementia strategy, including a significantly increased care fund.
FFJ runs John Stiles, the son of the former England and Manchester United midfielder Nobby Stiles who died in October 2020. years.
Postmorttem at 1966. The brain of the World Cup Winner Stiles brain was found that he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a progressive neurodegenerative disease associated with repetitive impacts on his head.
John Stiles told the journalistic agency, so that the brain’s health fund founded by the players of the Association of Professional Footballers was “Chimney” and “PR exercise.”
Fund, which was created in September 2023. With support Premier LeagueHe was launched with the initial 1 million pounds.
“(The fund) does not fit in purpose,” Stiles added.
“The costs of my father’s worries were £ 125,000 – one million pounds will not even pay for family care costs in a year. Thus we want a proper funded fund.”
Giving the authorization of the regulator in this area would require the change of Bill to manage football that had its second reading in Commons on Monday.
Stiles accepts the chances of achieving amendments “Pretty slim”, but they added, “We can’t can’t go because the union doesn’t help us. They don’t fight for us.
“PFA doesn’t help us in any way. So we’re doing every angle we can try and sort this.”
Several representatives expressed support for the expansion of the regulator on Monday Evening, with Chris Evans, a member of the work for Caerphilly, saying that the research of this issue was vital to avoid current English stars such as Harry Kane be at risk.
Field study 2019. year, co-financed PFA and Football AllianceFootballs found three and a half times more likely to die from neurodegenerative disease from members of the population that aligns.
Further field research was published last December found that the increased risk was not guided by the general health or life factors of life.
Styles insists on the main priority of FFJ to compel football to urgently provide greater funding to those affected.
“This is not going on. He’ll just get worse. The families have to sell their homes to pay for care costs,” he said.
“We also want some kind of fee for widows. What happens right now is scandalous. It is absolutely scandalous.
“Families call me and say” if he enters home, I don’t know what we’re going to do. “We’ll lose our homes. And we know that’s what kind of ball.”
Fa and PFA have accessed a comment.