But make no mistake, tonight is more than a football match. During the session whenever he called me for the ball, he’d say “Sir Geoff, over here”. (Image: Rob Luckins)That win 55 years ago gave the country a great lift and it changed my life. You’re doing something you’ve always done, going out to play a football match. I wrote down the team for him, including myself as sub, and signed it along with “You owe me a cream tea, Geoff Hurst”.

Source: Daily Mirror July 10, 2021 20:17 UTC