I have so many memories of Pele, without doubt the best footballer I ever played against (with Bobby Moore being the best footballer I ever played alongside). For me Pele remains the greatest of all time and I was proud to be on the the pitch with him. RIP Pele and thank you.
Today is a very sad day for football & for me personally Martin Peters was one of the all time greats & a close friend and colleague of mine for in excess of 50 years. A fellow World cup final goalscorer & my West Ham partner for years along with Bobby Moore RIP old friend.
A chance of a lifetime for these young players, a career and life changing opportunity. Right behind them, no one wishes them more luck than me and the boys of '66. Good luck lads!
#ENGCRO
#WorldCup
Very sad to hear my friend and
@England
teammate George Cohen has died. Everyone, without exception, always said that George was such a lovely man. He will be sadly missed, my heartfelt thoughts are with George’s wife Daphne and his family.
Another sad day for football. Jack was the type of player and person that you need in a team to win a World Cup. He was a great and loveable character and he will be greatly missed . The world of football and the world beyond football has lost one of the greats. RIP old friend
Very sad news today 1 of the true Greats Sir Bobby Charlton has passed away We will never forget him & nor will all of football 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 Judith.
Have to mention young Pickford, absolutely fantastic from the young lad, no sign of inexperience, made key saves time and again.
#ENGSWE
#WorldCup
#ItsComingHome
Very sad to hear the news that Gordon has died. One of the very greatest. Thinking especially of Ursula, Julia, Wendy and Robert. Sad for football, Stoke City and for England fans. Will be very sadly missed.
Would have been hard to accept defeat against an inferior team. Relieved and absolutely delighted for the players and everyone watching throughout our country.
#ENGCOL
#WorldCup
Keep going
@HKane
, you will never have a better opportunity to make the country proud You’ve all been fantastic so far. Now for Sweden
#EnglandvSweden
#England
Magnificent win, magnificent display, magnificent team, and some terrific individual performances, Trippier, Pickford, Maguire, Sterling, absolutely delighted. One to take home!
#ENGSWE
#WorldCup
#ItsComingHome
Is it because
@WestHam
are doing so well or because we have been married so long? "West Ham are fourth now,” said my wife, “But Everton have two games in hand!” She is used to me droning on about WH but it has never been the other way round! Come On You Irons, Sunday best please!
A very sad day but a lovely tribute to a very special friend, Gordon Banks. I was proud to be part of the service, what a great tribute from everyone, especially Stoke, both the club and the locals, and those who travelled to give Gordon a send off. He will be missed.
Massive Congratulations to David Moyes and the boys . After 58 years another well deserved European success. I couldn’t be happier for everyone involved with our fantastic club. COYI 👍
Enormously shocked and saddened to hear the awful news about my friend Norman Hunter, he will be very sadly missed. My heartfelt thoughts are with his wife, Sue, his family and the England and Leeds United fans, a huge part of the 1966-70 England squad back in the day.
We're extremely saddened to learn of the passing of Norman Hunter at the age of 76.
Norman was part of our
@FIFAWorldCup
-winning squad and won 28 caps for the
#ThreeLions
. All of our thoughts are with his family, friends and supporters at this time.
Tonight we'll all be celebrating our fantastic World Cup team, but I'll also be remembering some of my 1966 teammates who have lost their precious memories of that day to dementia.
#UniteAgainstDementia
#ENGCRO
BOBBY MOORE , BILLY BONDS European winning captains. I hope so much we can add DECLAN RICE to that auspicious duo. Well done West Ham tonight , well done everyone involved, well done David Moyes . COYI. my club are in a final. I’m forever blowing bubbles
Very sad to receive a call earlier to let me know that Germany's goalkeeper from 66 World Cup, Hans Tilkowski, has died. Terrific player for his club, Borussia Dortmund, and country and a very fine man, I very much enjoyed the time we spent together over the years.
England must not get involved. Trippier v Falcao. Maguire v Cuadrado.
The player who head butted Henderson should be off. This is England v Argentina 66. Alf Ramsey said many times before the game, DO NOT, DO NOT
GET INVOLVED.
#ENGCOL
#WorldCup
I prepared a tweet on Saturday night congratulating West Ham on being top and didn’t push post! So short lived bu great too see them there even briefly. So Come on You Irons!!
#coyi
Thank you so much to everyone sending birthday wishes, very kind of you, I seriously can't believe I am 80! One of my favourite photographs ever below.
Best of luck to
@England
as they take on Germany in the Round of 16! 💪 We’re buzzing for the game and hoping for another memorable trip to Wembley
#WeBelieve2021
#ENGGER
One of the truly great goal scorers, terrific guy with an absolutely brilliant sense of humour, the best. It has been a difficult time for him, he can now rest in peace.
Happy 80th birthday to my dear old mate. The genius
@jimmy_greaves
. Hope you have a great day. Hope you enjoy all the tributes on GREAVSIE the bt sport documentary. You deserve all the tributes that come your way today and every day Pic from happier days a few years ago x
West Ham United and Crystal Palace players wearing black armbands today in memory of the late Martin Peters MBE, a lovely tribute to a great player and a great man.
#WHFC
RIP Ray Wilson About Ray
Great senior member of our 66 team & one of our genuine world class players.
I will always be telling Ray’s stories to anyone who will listen
Great company,
Great bloke and helped generate the fantastic team spirit we had in 66
Thanks so much for all your birthday wishes, very much appreciated, 66 suddenly seems a long time ago in too many ways! Happy days to you all! Thank you.
@England
@WestHam
@ClubWembley
🏴
@TheGeoffHurst
began 1966 having never played for
@England
. That year he would become the first – and to date only – man to score a hat-trick in a
#WorldCup
Final as the Three Lions won the Trophy in front of 97,000 at Wembley 🏟️
🎂 Happy 79th birthday to an English legend 🦁
I’m fine everybody. The papers managed to exaggerate a nosebleed into an illness somehow. Seeyou all on the farewell tour. a1sportingspeakers,com for ticket info.
Hugely sad to hear Nobby has passed away. We were playing together way back for the U17s, U23s, and of course, for England, in fact, it was my first cap when Nobby scored, I think he was wearing No. 9! Great character, and the heart and soul of the team, he will be sorely missed.
It amazes me that the '66 World Cup Final is still the most watched British television programme ever with an audience of over 32 million, I think that's one record may be broken today! Hopefully it's not the only one!
#ENGSWE
#WorldCup
#ItsComingHome
Sharp intake of breath. One moment of carelessness. Hopefully that's enough to remind everyone to concentrate for full 90 minutes plus extra time.
#ENGCOL
#WorldCup
Well done to
@WestHam
U18s, a great season finishing second with an unbeaten run of 17 games! Great to see the Academy players doing so well, a vital part of any club's development.
Two superb goals tonight. Would have preferred just the first one though! David Moyes has made us hard to beat & it’s sad to lose the Lead but this is a very good result
#whu
#coyi
Here we go everyone! We're back at Wembley, where Bobby led us to victory 55 years ago ⚽ We’re sending good vibes to the
@england
team as they get ready for their final
#Euro2020
game against Italy tonight. Boys, make Bobby proud and write your own history! 💪
#Webelieve2021
🤞 ⚽ Good luck to
@England
as they prepare to take on Denmark! Wembley will be buzzing tonight and we hope this isn’t the last we see of this fantastic team under the arch this summer
#ENGDEN
#Euro2020
#WeBelieve2021
Sad to see the Hendon Hall hotel is going to be demolished to make way for a care home Great memories of the lads from 66 staying the night before we won the World Cup on July 30, 1966.I have fond memories of a great bunch of people sharing one of the experiences of our lives
79 is quite old for a new career. I’m on ITV tonight as an interviewer! They found one of the scouts who sat behind the goal during the 66 final & I interviewed him.
#itn
#1966
A very emotional evening at Wembley paying tribute to my much missed friend and team-mate Bobby. His memory will live on through his football and through his humanity
@SBCFoundation
The country’s going nuts
Imagine what it will be like if we play Brazil in the Final
This is England cheering us all up & we can stop talking about Brexit for a while!!
Great way to get a well earned rest! Scores three and gets the rest of the day off! First time in a long time since we've seen a hattrick from England player in the World Cup, absolutely delighted for Harry and the team.
#WorldCup
A truly stunning monarch and servant to our country. Nothing short of magnificent. I have a few cherished memories but one of my standout favourites was actually me presenting her with a flower at Chelsea Flower Show. RIP to our beautiful Queen.
Congratulations to
@HKane
on becoming
@England
’s all-time leading goalscorer. I knew it wouldn’t take long but that was quick 🤣. Great man, unbelievable goalscorer and an England legend. Congrats Harry 👏👏👏
Sad to read that Ian St John has passed away. He was a great footballer and I played against him many times. Then he was fantastic with my mate
@jimmy_greaves
in the Saint and Greavsie TV show. Still missed by many today. RIP Ian
Lockedin Life: Took lockdown to extremes yesterday, got stuck in lift, first time ever and I've been in a few lifts in my time! When the lift co called my wife to let her know I was safe, was she concerned? Nope, she laughed and asked if they could leave me there!
#marriedlife