Only two Englishmen ever, played in finals of the World Cup and the European Cup, and won both. One was world-revered Bobby Charlton, the other, his less celebrated Manchester United club mate Nobby Stiles.
Anyone of a certain vintage and many of us who weren’t around to see it, football fans or not, will never forget toothless Nobby’s post-match jig, as he held the Jules Rimet trophy aloft. England had just defeated West Germany 4-2 after extra time in the 1966 World Cup Final.
It’s one of the iconic moments of English football history.