England defeated West Germany in 1966 to win the FIFA World Cup for the first time. Geoff Hurst was the game-changer for the ...

This is a series re-assessing famous individual or team performances in World Cup history. Some will be legendary displays by established world-class players or performances that fell short, others ...

Sixty years since England soared to World Cup glory, Channel 4 is to relive one of the world’s most famous football matches, showing the match in full and in colour. In partnership with SunLife, this ...

It is a symbol of the greatest day in English football history - and it is 30 years since the Mirror brought it home. Geoff Hurst struck the now legendary Slazenger ball three times into Germany’s net ...

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Sir Geoff Hurst has revealed how he has come to appreciate the importance of staying active in old age after the deaths his ...

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Our countdown continues with a look back to a historic hat-trick in the 1966 final. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ is now just 66 days away. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ is now just 66 days away. As ...

The last surviving member of the team which won the Jules Rimet trophy in 1966 was speaking at the Cheltenham Literature Festival. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with ...

Sir Geoff Hurst led the tributes to his 1966 World Cup-winning England team-mate George Cohen, who has died aged 83. Cohen played every match of the finals on home soil, having stepped into Sir Alf ...

England's 1966 hat-trick hero Geoff Hurst will honour his friend and World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore as he joins a host ...