"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","mainEntityOfPage":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/england-world-cup-winner-phil-082726854.html","headline":"England World Cup winner Phil Vickery pledges to donate brain for concussion research","datePublished":"2026-08-02T08:27:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-02T08:27:26.000Z","keywords":["Phil Vickery","Rugby World Cup","Welsh Rugby Union","Rugby Football Union","England rugby","brain injuries","head injuries","CTE","Rugby Football Leag... Vickery has been diagnosed with probable CTE and is part of a lawsuit against World Rugby, the RFU and Welsh Rugby Union Key points and original sources are listed below.

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• Vickery has been diagnosed with probable CTE and is part of a lawsuit against World Rugby, the RFU and Welsh Rugby UnionS2