Love this mural of Sir Geoff Hurst, created by @MurWalls in his birthplace Ashton-under-Lyne.
@TheGeoffHurst is now the only surviving member of England’s World Cup-winning XI in 1966. Really enjoyed interviewing him a couple of years ago
https://t.co/fPwA9wkUZ0
Who remembers the Umbro Cup?
Back in 1995, a year before they hosted Euro 96, England held a four-team tournament featuring themselves, Brazil, Sweden and Japan.
On 8th June, Elland Road was the venue as England played Sweden.
This was a period when, whatever happened and whoever was in the respective teams, 🏴 just couldn’t beat 🇸🇪.
This game was no different. With the match approaching the 90th minute, Sweden were 3–1 up.
However, David Platt pulled one back before the pièce de résistance from Darren Anderton.
There’s something satisfying about a goal going in off the post; this one went in off two.
Great finish.
The issue I have with pundits questioning Kane dropping into deeper positions is that Kane knows when to drop better than anyone who talks about it.
He's got 67 goals this season playing this role.
Blows my mind that the US is about to host its second World Cup and a real hotbed of football, the UK, hasn’t been trusted with one since 1966
Joke really, and a corrupt one at that