Astle widow’s fury at FA chief

The chairman of the Football Association Greg Dyke has "swanned off" to the World Cup without addressing research that shows former England striker Jeff Astle died from a brain condition normally linked to boxers, the player’s widow has said.

Astle, who is best remembered for scoring West Brom’s winning goal in the 1968 FA Cup final, died in 2002, aged 59, after being originally diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

But neurosurgeon Dr Willie Stewart carried out a reexamination of Astle’s brain at Glasgow’s Southern General Hospital after being granted permission by the footballer’s family.