Theo Walcott has criticised England’s players for ‘forgetting’ about a mascot with dementia before their recent friendly against Wales.

Twenty-two supporters living with the condition were used as mascots for last week’s friendly at Wembley in aid of an Alzheimer’s charity.

They joined both the England and Wales squad to walk out with the players in front of a crowd of more than 78,000 people and accompanied the players for the national anthems.

After half-time both teams returned to the pitch without names on the back of their shirts to symbolise memory loss, one of the most common symptoms of dementia.

It was not the first time the England have joined up with the Alzheimer’s Society and the partnership has raised more than £1.2m for the charity over the past four years.

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