News about Jack Charlton

Footballers today are too namby-pamby, and they're badly marred by gamesmanship. The sight of players diving to gain an advantage - to get a foul or win a penalty - is disgraceful. Stratospheric salaries have created a huge gap between the players and the fans whose season tickets and TV subscriptions pay their wages. The afternoon after my hat-trick, I went home to Hornchurch and mowed the lawn. The car looked like it could use a wash, so I did that, too. I think it's safe to say Judith's experience had almost nothing in common with the glamorous life of a modern footballer's wife.

MATT BARLOW AT BOWDEN PARK: 600 travelled down from Bury. They travelled with their tinfoil FA Cup trophies, blue-and-white knitwear and flags carrying messages of defiance. 'Shook by anger we shed many tears they tried to destroy us we are still here,' read one, tied to the fence at Harborough Town. They travelled with hope and memories of classic FA Cup ties of yore. Like the time they came back from two down to beat Jack Charlton's Middlesbrough at Gigg Lane or a late equaliser to force a replay against Graham Taylor's Watford side with John Barnes on the wing.

ALEX BYWATER: A hero from the country's historic team of 1966, Stiles suffered with dementia before his death in 2020. In a post mortem, renowned expert Dr Willie Stewart found Stiles' brain was affected by chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) - one of a number of neurodegenerative diseases believed to be caused by repeated blows to the head. Stiles is one of five members of England's class of 1966 to have died of dementia with Sir Bobby Charlton and Jack Charlton also among that group. On Wednesday, Stiles' son John relaunched his campaign for justice and support for ex-footballers suffering with the effects of neurodegenerative diseases as a result of their playing days.

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Sir Geoff Hurst (pictured left and right, centre) shared how he is filled with 'great sadness' when he looks back on memories of his early career as the last surviving member of the 1966 World Cup-winning team. The England striker famously scored three as Sir Alf Ramsey's side beat West Germany 4-2 at Wembley to win the national men's team's only major trophy 58 years ago. But the death of Sir Bobby Charlton at the age of 86 last October following a battle with dementia left Hurst - who spent the bulk of his career at West Ham - as the only remaining hero from the final-winning team.

GRAEME SOUNESS: I don't get the pass the buck culture at Manchester United, it's an old cliche but look in the bloody mirror. It's a trend of the modern game to hear players disconnecting with the coach because they are unsure whether he will be manager come the summer, they blame his tactics, the coaching, the selection. As a player, when my team played badly it was OUR fault. It wasn't the manager's, it wasn't the tactics, it wasn't down to the coaches' messages, it was down to us.

Sir Geoff Hurst has spoken of the 'extreme sadness' he feels when he sees a picture of England's 1966 World Cup winners - with the hat-trick hero now the only surviving member. Hurst famously scored three as Sir Alf Ramsey's side beat West Germany 4-2 at Wembley to win the national men's team's only major trophy 58 years ago. The death of Sir Bobby Charlton at the age of 86 last October following a battle with dementia left Hurst - who spent the bulk of his career at West Ham - as the only remaining hero of 1966.

GRAEME SOUNESS: Rodri made it a record 60 consecutive games unbeaten for Manchester City this week, and underlined why he is Europe's best holding midfield player. He is certainly the best since his predecessor Fernandinho, who was a true class act, and one I'd rate as the best we've seen in the Premier League. Given that it was my position, you might have expected me to say this, but it was still the most undervalued position. People have awakened to its responsibilities now that television coverage has heightened.

The lives of footballing siblings are always fascinating to follow, with Bobby and Jack Charlton, Gary and Phil Neville, Rio and Anton Ferdinand, Yaya, and Kolo Toure. Despite this success, there are thousands of other brothers and sisters who don't quite make it to the top. The footballing world waited and took note as Chelsea splashed out £1 million on three siblings back in 2012. Rio and Cole Dasilva, 12, as well as their 13-year-old brother Jay, joined the Blues academy after five years in Luton's ranks, and they quickly became the country's most popular young talent.

It's the most watched club game in English television history, not because of its 28 million viewers at home, but for the brutality of the thundering tackles and violence. Chelsea and Leeds will meet in the FA Cup on Wednesday, a match from 54 years ago - and the subsequent raging discussions - will never be far away, even though the snowflake rules of the modern day have changed the game forever. Chelsea won 2-1 after extra time in the third most watched sporting match in UK television history, only beating the 1966 World Cup final and Euro 2020 final.

The cottage on the north Mayo coast is just a short distance from where Jack Charlton spent hours at his favourite spot in the world 'bar none.' It is also near the ancestral home of US President Joe Biden, who made a high profile visit to the area last year.

On a piece of card placed with flowers at Lady Norma Charlton's funeral in Manchester, Norma Charlton left a short five-line letter (left) to the love of her life. 'Dearest Bobby/ Forever in my thoughts/ Forever in my thoughts/ All my love as ever/Norma.' At Manchester Cathedral's funeral service yesterday, the 83-year-old married coffin with her beloved husband's coffin (top right). On the right, the two women were first married in 2014.

Tommy Charlton, 77, believes that the Manchester United and England midfielder has been reunited with their older sibling Jack Charlton in heaven. Sir Bobby, who died last month after a fall at a care home where he was suffering from dementia, will say goodbye today. Since winning the World Cup, European Cup, three English league titles, and the FA Cup, as well as the Ballon d'Or, only one of six UK players to do so. His contributions are all the more remarkable considering he was killed in the Munich Air Disaster in 1958. Thousands of people will line the streets this afternoon ahead of a memorial service at Manchester Cathedral, where greats of the game and his loved ones will gather. Old Trafford will lead the procession to the cathedral. 'He was my big brother,' Tommy Charlton told the BBC. When he was my brother, he was my favorite memory. You'd see him at the game, and Bob would tie you properly, make sure your jacket was correct, and that you should have wore a different colour shirt. It was being a brother, and I adored that.'

Sir Bobby Charlton's brother Tommy is leading tributes to the former Manchester United legend ahead of his funeral. Tommy, 77, of Sir Bobby, claims that the United and England icon has been reunited with their older sibling Jack Charlton in heaven. Sir Bobby, who died last month after a fall at a care home where he was suffering from dementia, will say goodbye to him.

IAN HERBERT: In the sea of flowers now laid at the front of Old Trafford, Manchester City is hardly noticeable. In honor of Sir Bobby Charlton, shirts of Liverpool, Everton, and Burnley have been embroidered. West Ham, Cardiff, and Barnsley are among those represented. However, there's almost nothing that contributes to the belief that old blue/red divides are no longer present this week, and that United's loss is the city of Manchester's loss. That's what stored up bitterness can do, and Manchester United has unquestionably been subjected to some from Manchester United in recent years. During the team's early stages of the club's transformation from upstarts to dominant Manchester forces, a few of those on their staff had the misfortune to cross Sir Alex Ferguson's path behind the scenes when the teams met. Ferguson was positively dissatisfied with City in the early Abu Dhabi period, and he made them aware of it. But is it too much to ask that City's fans make a positive showof respect to the memory of Sir Bobby when the teams meet on Sunday?

Charlton (left), a Manchester United and England legend, died at the age of 86 after a bout with dementia, causing the world of football to mourn his loss. Sir Geoff Hurst, David Beckham, and Gary Neville were among the countless tributes paid to the 1966 World Cup champion for his legendary work in English football over the weekend. Tommy (inset), 77, has been reunited with their old sibling Jack Charlton (right photo, left) in heaven.

Sir Bobby Charlton, a Manchester United and England legend, died at the age of 86 after battling dementia. Sir Bobby, who made 758 appearances for his club and gained 106 caps for his home country, is survived by his mother, Lady Norma - who married in 1961 - and their two children Suzanne and Andrea. The gifted footballer, who was born in Ashington, Northumberland, is widely regarded as one of the game's greatest players and was a member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team. Sir Geoff Hurst, the team's only remaining member of the team despite his death, after scoring a hat-trick in England's 4-2 victory over West Germany at Wembley. George Cohen, a right-back in England, died in December at the age of 83. Sir Bobby was diagnosed with dementia in November 2020, just three months after his elder brother Jack Charlton - another 1966 hero - died of dementia at the age of 85. He was one of five of England's 1966 winners to suffer from the debilitating disease.

The tale behind the row appears as the sporting world mourns Sir Bobby's death today. Jack died three years earlier in July 2020, when he was 85 years old. Since Bobby married his wife Norma in 1961, the brother's family feud began to fester, despite allegations of conflict between Sibling's mother, Cissie, and Norma. When Sir Bobby failed to attend Jack's funeral in 2020, he raised concerns. In reality, the Manchester United legend was fighting dementia like his brother did. In 1996, Jack chastised Bobby for failing to visit Cissie in her final years and insisted that Norma had influenced her.

Sir Bobby Charlton's death at the age of 86 leaves only one surviving member of England's 1966 World Cup final triumph over Germany. Sir Geoff Hurst, the team's longest player from the side that famously defeated West Germany 4-2 after extra time at Wembley, is now the only living player from the team. Sir Bobby's family reported his death on Saturday.

Despite being sick, the 1966 World Cup winner bravely posed for snaps as he obtained his coronavirus vaccine in 2021. Sir Bobby, who was dressed in a white shirt and red jacket as he held an NHS leaflet about the jabs. It came a year after his wife Norma announced that the footballer had been diagnosed with the illness, which also claimed the lives of his brother Jack in 2020. Lady Norma, Suzanne and Andrea, and his grandchildren are the England and Manchester United players.

MATT BARLOW: As he ducks through the door, Mick Lyons imitates the Everton legend. A regal presence with a warm smile, solid handshake, and the club emblem on his rain jacket was absorbed in tales of how he fell in love with the club. On matchdays, he and his brother Joseph would ride the 44D bus to make sure they were outside Goodison Park when the gates opened so they could dash to the old scoreboard. 'We'd be in there dead early, and we'd run to sit in the old box where they changed the scores,' Lyons says. We'd watch the game from there.' They were crowned 1963-63 in the league. Alex Young, a great player.'

Gordon McQueen, a former Manchester United and Scotland footballer, died at the age of 70 after battling dementia. McQueen, who played 184 times for the Red Devils and won the FA Cup in 1983, was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2021, and his family was on the record of raising concerns about the condition. Hayley, a Sky Sports presenter who has often spoken out about his ordeal and exclusively told Mail Sport about the family's difficulties in March, paid tribute to her father on social media, announcing his tragic death.

HUGH MACDONALD: Scottish junior football once whistled down a South Wales colliery for a Welsh fly half or knocked down a Yorkshire mine shaft for an English fast bowler, Scottish junior footballer David Beckham's called down. Scottish junior football once had a conveyor belt carrying strapping centre-halves to the elite game, but this was not the same as selectors had whistled down a Yorkshire mine shaft for an English fast bowler or called down a Gordon McQueen, who died at the age of 70, was one of the most illustrious of this breed. McQueen, who stood 6 foot 3in with his muscular frame topped by a mop of blond hair, was a striking presence at the forefront of defence for Leeds United, Manchester United, and Scotland's national team. His death, which suffered with dementia in his latter years, will only fuel the discussion about football and the disease. Hayley, the television host, is an ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society's Sport United Against Dementia campaign, which aims to raise money for dementia research and supports studies into any correlations between sport and dementia.