Denis Law won the Ballon d’Or in 1964Scotland and Manchester United legend Denis Law has been diagnosed with dementia.Law, 81, who says he has Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia, is the latest former player to reveal he is suffering from the degenerative brain disease.His former United team-mate Sir Bobby Charlton was diagnosed with the condition last year.”This will not be an easy journey especially for the people who love you the most,” Law said.”I know the road ahead will be hard, demanding, painful and ever changing and so ask for understanding and patience.”I recognise how my brain is deteriorating and how my memory evades me when I don’t want it to and how this causes me distress in situations that are beyond my control. “I do understand what is happening and that is why I want to address my situation now whilst I am able, because I know there will be days when I don’t understand and I hate the thought of that right now.”‘Trying to be positive’Law, a Ballon d’Or winner in 1964, won 55 caps for Scotland and scored 30 international goals to distinguish himself as one of the country’s greatest ever players.Alongside Sir Bobby Charlton and George Best at Old Trafford, the striker formed what was hailed the United Trinity.Law – who started his career with Huddersfield Town, had two spells at Manchester City and played in Italy for Torino – won the European Cup, two English titles and the FA Cu… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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Denis Law: Man Utd and Scotland legend diagnosed with dementia
