Published time: 12 Feb, 2019 10:05 Edited time: 12 Feb, 2019 10:12
World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks, who was between the sticks for England’s triumphant 1966 final win against West Germany, has died at the age of 81.
Footballing legend Banks was part of Sir Alf Ramsey’s England team who clinched the nation’s first ever World Cup win 53 years ago in a 4-2 win against West Germany at Wembley, and earned 73 caps for his country in all.
Aside from his World Cup win, Banks was famous for pulling off one of the greatest saves ever recorded on film, pulling off an improbable stop from a close-range header from Brazilian icon Pele, somehow making it across the goal and diving low to scoop the ball over the bar when the ball seemed destined for the back of the net.
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