On 30 July 1966, England beat West Germany 4-2 after extra-time at Wembley to win the World Cup; nearly 60 years later, five of the sports journalists…
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1966 and all that… but there’s more, in new book marking 60 years since England’s World Cup win
An anecdote-heavy book to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of England's greatest football triumph is reviewed by Eric Brown...…
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The guts of England’s glory: Duncan Hamilton’s ‘Answered Prayers’ re-examines 1966 World Cup
An insightful new book about the build-up to England's 1966 World Cup triumph and the horrors that haunted the players afterwards is reviewed by Eric …
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1966 and all that! Looking at a memento from yesteryear, ahead of the British Sports Awards
57 years ago, the Sports Writers' Association annual dinner was marking arguably the greatest sporting success ever achieved by a British team - Engla…
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From the press box: 1966 and the day England lost the World Cup
Geraint Thomas’s Tour de France trophy has been stolen during a nationwide tour but that’s nothing when compared to the day England lost t…
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Mail man James, who forecast England 1966 win, dies at 87
Brian James, an outstanding sports and feature writer from the early 1960s through to the turn of the century, has died of heart failure at the age of…
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Scovell’s insight on 1966’s special sporting summer
Brian Scovell is a prolific sports book writer. His 27th is about a memorable summer of England football and cricket, and is reviewed by ERIC BROWN…
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1966 shock: Fifa president let in news reporters
Fifty years ago, England's World Cup triumph was not only a milestone for football, but it also gave birth to sports news reporting. Unlikely as it ma…
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Bobby Moore and his secret cancer in 1966
NORMAN GILLER has published his 94th book, and it is all in a very worthy cause…
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