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Sir Bobby Charlton dies aged 86 surrounded by family after long battle with dementia. His passing leaves just Sir Geoff Hurst alive from the team of heroes who won the World Cup in 1966. Bobby Charlton Follow us on: Instagram Threads Facebook Twitter YouTube DailyMotion Read More News #latestmalaysia The England and Manchester United legend spent the majority of his professional career at…

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HAA HAA!

1960s "Geoff Hurst, World Cup hero, sitting on the bonnet of his Ford Cortina".

You ..... won't s@@ ...... modern .... millionaire .... footy players ..... sitting on "ordinary" (clapped out) cars these days ...... NOT .... on your ..... neLLy ..... or ..... beLLy!!

PS: Never mind ..... SITTING ...... you won't even s@@ them ..... SH*TTING ........ on such cars ........ these days!!

Among the more memorable images from yesterday's Argentina-France match is this one of Messi and Mbappé.

And then someone Bergman-ified it, and that was an Ooooh! moment.

But then twitter did another!

SIR BOBBY CHARLTON (1937-Died October 21st 2023,at 86.Dementia).English professional footballer who played as an attacking-midfielder, central-midfielder and left-winger. Widely considered as one of the greatest players of all time,he was a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or. He finished second in the Ballon d'Or in 1967 and 1968. He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts, his passing abilities from midfield and his ferocious long-range shot, as well as his fitness and stamina. He was cautioned only twice in his career; once against Argentina in the 1966 World Cup, and once in a league match against Chelsea. His elder brother Jack, who was also in the World Cup-winning team, was a former defender for Leeds United and international manager. With success at club and international level, he was one of nine players to have won the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the Ballon d'Or.Upon his death in October 2023,Sir Geoff Hurst is the last surviving member of Englands 1966 World Cup winning team, Bobby Charlton - Wikipedia

R u watching the England v France game and if so who r u rooting for

I didn't watch the game! Had Korean food for the first time today and it sent me into a food coma.

Happy very late birthday Willie

January 9, 2024

By Gabriele Marcotti

(ESPN) – For those who saw him play – even just in grainy videos – there's a single image of Franz Beckenbauer that stands out. Striding out of the back, ball at his feet, head held high, eyes scanning for things only he could see, while worry builds in the eyes of the opponents: that was "Der Kaiser" who passed away on Monday, on the pitch.

But there's far more to him than that.

You could say Franz Beckenbauer was a fortunate man. Most of us get just one act in our professional lives; he achieved GOAT candidate status as a player, made history as a World Cup-winning coach, helped his club consolidate its status as a juggernaut, organized a World Cup in his native Germany and ended his career as a member of FIFA's executive committee. (That last one left him tarnished: more of this later.)

Along the way, he was a central part of the biggest soccer-related U.S. phenomenon pre-1994 World Cup, joining the New York Cosmos in their pomp and playing alongside Pelé, Carlos Alberto and Giorgio Chinaglia.

Most of all, with Pele and Johan Cruyff, he was part of a triumvirate of phenoms that defined an era during which the world shrank, TV proliferated the game and superstars became truly global.

Beckenbauer also redefined a position: center back. He wasn't the first sweeper, nor the first central defender who could play a pass and step into the midfield, but nobody did it as effectively and on such a big stage (arguably, before or after). The skills formed in his early years as an attacking midfielder never abandoned him.

The ability to move into the middle of the park, create man advantages or simply spray the ball with accuracy all over the pitch are things we take for granted today, but they were pioneered by Beckenbauer. So too was the idea that a center back wasn't just a destroyer, but a creator, a guy who could illuminate a side; it may not have started with him, but nobody took it to a higher level.

In many ways, Beckenbauer was the first "modern" defender, which is why this commercial ahead of the 2006 World Cup, in which two kids fantasise about putting together a star-studded lineup of contemporary players, is so apt: even though he retired more than two decades earlier, he would not have been out of place among Zinedine Zidane, Kaka, Frank Lampard and the other stars of that tournament...

महान फुटबॉलर बॉबी चार्लटन का निधन, 1966 में इंग्लैंड को जिताया था विश्व कप

London: मैनचेस्टर यूनाइटेड के दिग्गज (manchester united legends) और इंग्लैंड की 1966 फीफा विश्व कप विजेता टीम के सदस्य सर बॉबी चार्लटन (Sir Bobby Charlton) का शनिवार को 86 वर्ष की आयु में निधन हो गया। 17 नवंबर को जब इंग्लैंड माल्टा के खिलाफ मैदान में उतरेगा तो वेम्बली स्टेडियम में बॉबी चार्लटन को श्रद्धांजलि दी जाएगी। बॉबी चार्लटन ने इंग्लैंड के लिए 106 मैचों में 49 गोल किए और 1966 में वर्ल्ड…

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since the semi finals i've been wondering what will actually happen if england win the world cup

World Cup England 1966. Printed in Ascension Island in 1966.

GEORGE COHEN (1939-Died December 23rd 2022,at 83). English professional footballer who played as a right-back. He spent his entire professional career with Fulham, and won the 1966 World Cup with England. He was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame, and was the uncle of rugby union World Cup winner Ben Cohen.With his death,Sir Bobby Charlton & Sir Geoff Hurst,are the last surviving members of England’s 1966 FIFA World Cup winning squad.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Cohen