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ALAN BALL-UNSUNG HERO

FOOTBALL LEGEND
MICHAEL STEWART LOOKS BACK AT THE VITAL ROLE PLAYED BY A YOUNG ENGLAND MIDFIELDER IN 1966...

High point: An elated Alan Ball is lifted up by Jack Charlton

In the thick of it: West Germany keeper Hans Tilkowski punches the ball clear from England’s Alan Ball

JULY 30, 1966 is ingrained in the memory of every England fan. It was the day the nation came together to support their football team.
Eleven men on the pitch held the hopes and dreams of fans throughout the country. The audience watching that day were in for a treat, a mammoth 32.3 million people tur...

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