Image: A BBC TV camera films West Germany v England in the final of the World Cup at Wembley 1966. The final of the 1966 World Cup, probably the biggest event in British sporting

When Geoff Hurst scored his legendary goal for England in the final minute of the 1966 World Cup Final, two men from Dorset were among those waiting to congratulate him. They had been invited by FIFA because their company, Bridport-based Edwards Sports ...

Every time the World Cup rolls around, England carries the massive weight of history and the hopes of a soccer-obsessed nation. Despite having one of the most iconic identities in the sport, the same burning question continues to echo for every new ...

There has been so much said about the 1966 World Cup Final over the past 50 years, but here are a few lesser known facts about the match. Losing to Germany (and their fore-runners West Germany) has become a habit for the England national team in the ‘50 years of hurt’ since 1966,

It really was a miracle — and made a then-16-year-old ecstatic.

With each passing year, the spectre of 1966 looms larger over the England national team. While the Lionesses' success in recent Euros has quelled some of the hurt, the failure of the men's team to win a World Cup since 1966 remains embedded in the national ...

From left: Geoff Goldston, Sidney Perez and Peter Lawrence shared their World Cup memories at a special event at Signature Hendon Hall Football fans who were at Wembley Stadium on 30 July 1966 have marked the nearly 60 years since the England men's team's ...

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