{"id":294705,"date":"2023-10-21T16:09:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T16:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=294705"},"modified":"2023-10-21T16:09:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T16:09:09","slug":"geoff-hursts-agony-as-bobby-charltons-death-leaves-one-1966-world-cup-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/geoff-hursts-agony-as-bobby-charltons-death-leaves-one-1966-world-cup-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Geoff Hurst’s agony as Bobby Charlton’s death leaves one 1966 World Cup winner"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    English football is in mourning after news of Sir Bobby Charlton's death drew responses from all corners of the sport.<\/p>\n

    Best known for firing England to the 1966 World Cup, Charlton was one of two surviving members from that beloved squad of 67 years ago. And Geoff Hurst joined in the tributes to his former friend and team-mate after becoming the sole remaining player to have lifted that trophy at the Old Wembley.<\/p>\n

    "Very sad news today. One of the true Greats Sir Bobby Charlton has passed away," wrote the legend on X (formerly Twitter). "We will never forget him & nor will all of football.<\/p>\n

    READ MORE: <\/b>Sir Bobby Charlton dies aged 86 as tributes pour in for footballing legend<\/b><\/p>\n

    READ MORE: <\/b>Gary Lineker leads tributes to Man Utd legend Sir Bobby Charlton, 86, after death<\/b><\/p>\n

    "A great colleague & friend he will be sorely missed by all of the country beyond sport alone. Condolences to his family & friends from Geoff and [Hurst's wife] Judith."<\/p>\n

    Hurst and Charlton each started the 1966 final, and it was the former whose hat-trick helped England best West Germany 4-2 in one of football's most famous matches. The West Ham legend's impact was that much more emphatic given he only made his senior debut in February of the same year.<\/p>\n

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    Charlton became a national hero and also helped Manchester United earn their maiden European Cup in 1968. He's widely considered one of football's all-time greats and won the Ballon d'Or in 1966 – becoming one of only nine players to have won the World Cup, European Cup and the Ballon d'Or.<\/p>\n

    Fellow England alumnus and Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker led the tributes on Saturday and wrote: "Deeply saddened to hear that Sir Bobby Charlton has died. A truly wonderful footballer and genuinely lovely man. A World Cup winner, @ManUtd great and, for me, England\u2019s greatest ever player. He may no longer be with us but he\u2019ll have footballing immortality."<\/p>\n

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    Hurst scored 24 times in 49 outings for England, appearing at the 1968 European Championship and 1970 World Cup before hanging up his boots two years later. He also made one first-class appearance for Essex County Cricket Club in 1962 before focusing fully on his football career.<\/p>\n

    He and Charlton are revered as two of England's most essential members from the squad that celebrated the country's greatest triumph. However, Hurst now stands alone among those Wembley winners today, bidding an emotional farewell to a figure who played a huge hand in his career success.<\/p>\n