obviously those close to him and who played with him, sir bobby charlton a team—mate in that side backinad some of the pele tribute statement that he has released in the last half an hour. but it is notjust web seeing this goal yet again, but also hearing from pele. 1966 his finest hour but this save in the group stage against barzil at the 1970 tournament was perhaps the defining momnent of his, keeping out that pele header and the brazilian great has paid his own very moving tribute, he described banks as a... "blue phantom in making that save in mexico, i am glad he saved my header — because that act was the start of a friendship between us that i will always treasure. whenever we met, it was always like we had never been apart. rest in peace, my friend. yes, you were a goalkeeper with magic. but you were also so much more. you were a fine human being." that from pele in the last half hour. i had been waiting to see if you let say anything about gordon banks‘ death. you let say anything about gordon banks' death. he gets up and says i was celebrated and i look around. he turned away t

sir bobby charlton said : he was my hero, obviously, growing up he was my hero, obviously, growing upble to train with him, i think the big thing i would say about him is, in an era which is totally different today, you have this great positional sense and that was his dedication, really. he first made his name with leicester city. but it wasn't long before he attracted england's attention. his reliability was pivotal to the 1966 triumph. winning the world cup, he later said, changed his life. triumph. winning the world cup, he latersaid, changed his life. 0h, tremendous. when we come back, you won't believe the people. just incredible. we felt so proud. although england fell short of the next world cup in 1970, banks was at his peak, most famously against brazil in what's been described as the save of the century. quite how he denied pele has dumbfounded everyone, not least the strike himself. i had the ball, ijump to save the ball. bank 's brilliance and then helped stoke city to the league club —— league cup in 1972, its first major trophy but later that year, a car crash cost in o

sir bobby charlton said gordon was fantastic goalkeeper and i was proud to call him the team—mate. hurst described him as one of the very greatest, a sentiment echoed throughout the game. he was my hero obviously, growing up. training with him, i think the big thing i can say about him was he had in an era that was totally different today, he had this great positional sense. that was his dedication, really. banks first made his name with leicester city. but it wasn't long before he attracted england's attention and his reliability was pivotal to their 1966 triumph, winning the world cup he later said changed his life. tremendous! i mean, when we came back, you wouldn't believe the people in the streets. it was just incredible, and we felt so proud. although england fell short at the next world cup in 1970, banks was at his peak, most famously against brazil and what has been described as the save of the century. quite how he denied pele dumbfounded everybody. i looked down, i said "go..."! his brilliance helped stoke city to the league in 1972, the club's first major trophy. but la

sir bobby charlton said, gordon was a fantastic goalkeeper and i was proud to call him a team—mate. greatest. although england fell short at the next world cup, banks was at his peak, most famously against brazil with the save of the century. pele! what a save! quite how he denied pele and a header that seemed destined for the net dumbfounded anyone, not least banks himself. ijust got my hand to it and it goes in that direction. honest to god i thought it was a goal, when i hit the floor like that, the position now, i turned around and i could see it bouncing behind the goal! i couldn't believe it! banks and pele later became close friends, this is the brazilian legend's memory of the legend that forged the bond between them. i had the ball, ialreadyjumped to say goal and i looked there and i did goa... 0h! today on social media, pele said, rest in peace, my friend. yes, you were a goalkeeper with magic but you were also so much more. you were a fine human being. banks's brilliance helped stoke city to the league cup in 1972, the club's first major trophy but later that year a car c

sir bobby charlton said he was proud to call him a team—mate.is was a really lovely touch from the german fa, the dfb... we will continue to bring you reaction to his death throughout the afternoon. shannon gabriel has been warned about his language after the stump microphone picked up an exchange with joe root microphone picked up an exchange withjoe root during the final test in st lucia yesterday. the england captain responded to an allegedly homophobic slur by saying there is nothing wrong with being homosexual. that was picked up by the microphone. 0n field umpires want him butjoe root refused to elaborate on what was said exactly. he finished on 111 on day four. england are in the lead and looked set for victory. although the series is already lost. the british horseracing authority says strict bio—security control measures will be put in place when racing resumes tomorrow. meetings have been suspended for six days in britain following an outbreak of equine flu. sports governing body says the return to action is going to be ina says the re

sir bobby charlton said he was a stunning goalkeeper, one of the best england ever had stopped sir geoff scored a hat—trick said... england posted this... and this from the german football association... banks was a leicester city player when he won the world cup with england, coming through the ranks of the time was a teenager peter shilton who would go on to become england's most capped goalkeeper.” signed for leicester when i was 15 as an apprentice. quickly became his understudy at 16. you know, i had the opportunity to train and you know, i played... loss of sound if you times i've seen him lose his temper with people, in the time when you were allowed to challenge goalkeepers. i'm not happy with that. he had a bit of a temper at times, he was a genuinely nice fellow. 0n field umpires warned gabriel at the time. he said the matter was closed. there will soon on 111 on day four. play gets going in st lucia in the next 20 minutes. england leading by 4118 runs. closing in on victory, but the series is already lost. the british horse racing authority says strict bio—security control mea

sir bobby charlton said, gordon was a fantastic goalkeeper and i was proud to call him a team—mate. hur5t described him as one of the greatest. although england fell short at the next world cup, banks was at his peak, mo5t famou5ly against brazil with the save of the century. pele! what a save! quite how he denied pele and a header that seemed destined for the net dumbfounded anyone, not least banks himself. ijust got my hand to it and it goes in that direction. honest to god i thought it was a goal, when i hit the floor like that, the position now, i turned around and! that, the position now, i turned around and i could see it bouncing behind the goal! i couldn't believe it! banks and pele later became close friends, this is the brazilian legend's memory of the legend that forged the bond between them.” legend's memory of the legend that forged the bond between them. i had the ball, ialreadyjumped forged the bond between them. i had the ball, i alreadyjumped to say goal and i looked there and i did goa... 0h! goal and i looked there and i did goa. .. 0h! today goal and i looked the

bobby charlton has released a statement saying we are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of gordonteam—mate. we shared that great day in 1966 but it was more than that. i still do not know how he saved that header from pele. gordon will be deeply missed and our thoughts are with his family. his family announced that he passed peacefully overnight. you cannot underestimate how much he has inspired a whole generation of players through his performances and winning the world cup, which we still go on about because it has been so long, back in 1966. we have only ever won it once and had one world cup winning goalkeeper. raheem sterling is so much younger than gordon banks. it shows the inspiration he has been to players across the field over the last few generations. performances when players look back at what he managed to achieve will continue to inspire in the future as well. thank you. he is one of the uk rap scene's biggest rising stars and has worked with the likes of missy elliot. aj tracey has just released his self titled debut album without the help of a traditional record la

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