The "Daily Mail" reported that the paintings of the former England international who died of Alzheimer's disease were sold for charity to raise funds for the Alzheimer's Foundation.

England World Cup champion Ray Wilson began painting many years after retiring. He had never shown any artistic inclination until he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in his sixties. But one day after breakfast, Wilson picked up a ballpoint pen and began drawing on a cornflakes box.

From then on, he was out of control. He almost never stopped writing. As his health gradually deteriorated in his later years, his family prepared enough painting tools for him. This hobby brought him great comfort.

In 2017, when "Daily Mail" reporter Matt Barlow visited Ray Wilson and his wife Pat at their home to write a feature, Ray Wilson sang happily while sketching, and the conversation about his football career revolved around him.

When the reporter left, the Wilson family insisted that he take away a painting. Like most of the paintings, this one is filled with intricate doodles of fantastical creatures with fins, horns, scales, glaring eyes, grins, and long snouts.

The painting has been on the bookshelf in the reporter's study ever since, a precious souvenir and a bonus of this special profession, created by one of only 11 people to win the World Cup for England.

Ray Wilson, who played as a left back for the 1966 World Champion England team, finally passed away in 2018 at the age of 83. His wife, Pat, died in August this year, leaving behind hundreds of her husband's paintings. The family plans to sell the paintings in hopes of raising funds for the Alzheimer's Association and raising public awareness of the disease. Their daughter-in-law, Linda Wilson, said: "There must have been hundreds of these paintings. They held such a precious place in Pat's life and she never threw away any of them. When she went into the nursing home, she asked us to get rid of them properly." One of the paintings is signed by Wilson, and several others have interesting references to his football roots, including Huddersfield and Everton, the two clubs where he spent most of his playing career.

Huddersfield is the starting point of his professional football career. He played for Huddersfield for 12 years and is the player with the most appearances for the national team in team history. He was born in Derbyshire but settled in West Yorkshire and maintained a presence at the club long after retiring.

There is a business box named after him at Ake Stadium in Huddersfield. The club also selected a selection of his paintings to be framed and displayed on the wall alongside other memorabilia from his career.

In September this year, Huddersfield organized a charity walk in memory of Dennis Law (another club meritorious player and Wilson's former team-mate, who passed away from Alzheimer's disease in January this year), raising more than 30,000 pounds for the Alzheimer's Association.

England's friendly match against Wales early this morning will be dedicated to the partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, and the mascot for the game at Wembley Stadium will be a patient with Alzheimer's disease.

Among them is 81-year-old Bristol City fan Adlon O'Connor, who stood in the stands of the 1966 World Cup final and witnessed England defeat West Germany at Wembley Stadium.