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Former Aston Villa & Man Utd player Colin Gibson reveals he has dementia

Former Aston Villa and Manchester United player Colin Gibson has revealed he has dementia.

Gibson, 62, was part of the Villa team that won the old First Division in 1980-81 and was an unused substitute when they won the European Cup in 1982.

"I'm not going to go down without a fight," Gibson told the Daily Mail.

Gibson, who also played for Leicester City, Blackpool and Walsall, said he received his early-onset diagnosis in November 2021.

Supported by his wife, Kim, he hopes going public about his condition will help raise awareness of dementia.