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The 1966 FIFA World Cup, held in England, was a World Cup that largely reasserted England as the best team in the world after a period when they had not really shone in the World Cups they had entered.

We came to see England attempt to secure what would be the greatest win in their World Cup history outside their own island. This was it: the finest World Cup performance since 1966, and yet by the end it felt even bigger than that.

All the anticipation surrounding the 1966 World Cup, held in England, was focused on the Brazilian National Team. After all, the squad had won back-to-back titles in 1958 and 1962 and still featured several stars from those two triumphs. But not everything ...

The 1966 hat-trick hero Sir Geoff Hurst has urged 'whoever has the shirt' to give it back to the Moore family.

AN 'ever-ambitious' Kidderminster youth club trying to set up its own international tournament, cash problems for cricket and

A football supporter who attended the 1966 World Cup final has travelled to the US in the hope of seeing England win this year's tournament. Dave Thompson, from Canterbury in Kent, has seen the Three Lions play roughly 150 matches over the last 60 years.

In W8, the Royal Garden Hotel has big sporting credentials - being the venue for the 1966 World Cup draw and England's post-win party. Major stars who've visited also include Bob Dylan and ABBA.