In 1966 he went to the World Cup finals in England as back-up to first choice Hans Tilkowski and despite failing to make an appearance as the Germans reached the final, he went on to establish himself as West Germany's first choice keeper four years later and played a major part as th...
The goalkeeper was between the posts for every one of the Three Lions' matches at the 1966 FIFA World Cup that ended with England winning its first and only World Cup. Banks and England could not repeat their success at the 1970 World Cup, but he still left his mark on the tournament;...
Gordon Banks is viewed as one of the best European goalkeepers of all time and definitely the best one coming from England. He defended the goal in 1966 for the Three Lions at the FIFA World Cup and led them to their sole title by conceding only three goals during the whole tournament. ...
Another goalkeeper to be put out of action by a flying object was Celtic's Ronnie Simpson. While warming up for the second leg of their World Club Cup Final against Racing Club of Argentina in 1967, Simpson was struck on the head by a brick and was unable to play. Reserve John Fallon ...
GROUP C England It's billed as the greatest chance yet for the Three Lions to repeat the highs of 1966. Sam Wallace on whether they really can deliverI plotted out England's World Cup progress on the back of my South African Airways sick... S Wallace - Rooney and Capello: What More ...
It’s been a weird season for the Manchester United No.1. Playing behind a defence in utter disarray for the first half of the campaign – after a wretched World Cup with Spain – De Gea managed only two clean sheets in the opening 20 games of the Premier League season. United’s stru...
At World Cup Yashin was the keeper for Soviet runs to the quarterfinals in 1958 and 1962, as well as for the team’s fourth-place finish in 1966. Throughout his career Yashin collected nicknames such as “black panther,”“black spider,” and “black octopus” because of his black ...