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The world of football mourns Gordon Banks
Legendary England goalkeeper Gordon Banks died of kidney cancer yesterday aged 81. Considered the second best goalkeeper of the 20th century behind Russian Lev Yashin, he was part of the English team that won the 1966 World Cup and made the most famous save in the history of the game from a Pelé header in the 1970 World Cup finals. “People won’t remember me because I won a World Cup, but for the save I made from Pelé,” he said every time he was asked about the stop.
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