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George Eastham, a member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad ... market and he was awarded an OBE for his services to football in 1973. He retired from playing in 1974 and then had a ...

England will play their ninth World Cup quarter-final on Saturday hoping for better fortune than they had in many of the previous eight. The Three Lions have won just twice at this stage of the ...

Fifa awarded the 2034 tournament to Saudi Arabia in an uncontested process in December. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Sepp Blatter, former FIFA President, believes England should host the World Cup in 2038, expressing concern over the ...

The England football team has won just one major trophy, the World Cup in 1966. Serial underachievers, performances have improved dramatically under the leadership of Gareth Southgate and captain ...

Blatter said he was concerned about the increased influence of the Middle East on sports like football and Formula 1, with ...

"England has done a great job for the game of football and they should be rewarded," Blatter told Reuters. "They have tried since 1966 to get the World Cup back and it's a shame they didn't get it.