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Jeff Astle's widow campaigns for justice

West Bromwich Albion legend Jeff Astle scored the winning goal in the 1968 FA Cup Final against Everton, but several years later 'the King' as he was known couldn't remember scoring that goal.

He died in 2002 at the age of 59 and a post-mortem ruled it was caused by years of heading footballs. At the time, the FA promised a decade-long study into the issue, but 12 years on nothing has been published.

It refused to give an interview to us at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ WM, but Pete Morgan spoke to Jeff's widow Laraine Astle, who is campaigning for answers.

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