LONDON (AFP) - Gordon Banks, the England football team's goalkeeper in the manner of they won the 1966 World Cup, has died aged 81, his former club Stoke announced upon Tuesday (Feb 12).His relatives said the former star, who floating an eye in a car smash in 1972, had died in his sleep."It is in the manner of great painful feeling that we deem that Gordon passed away peacefully overnight," they said. "We are devastated to lose him but we have as a result many happy memories and could not have been more distant of him."Geoff Hurst, who scored a hat-trick in the 4-2 win on top of West Germany in the World cup total at Wembley, tweeted a fulsome great compliment to his former team-mate."Very sad to hear the news that Gordon has died. One of the categorically greatest," tweeted the 77-year-old. "Thinking especially of Ursula (wife), Julia, Wendy and Robert (children). sad for football, Stoke City and for England fans. Will be categorically unfortunately missed."From the relatives of Gordon BanksIt is in the manner of great painful feeling that we deem that Gordon passed away peacefully overnight. We are devastated to lose him but we have as a result many happy memories and could not have been more distant of him. pic.twitter.com/mg5GIgSoBb Stoke City FC (@stokecity) February 12, 2019Banks, who played in every game of that historic campaign, is probably best known for a astonishment save he produced to deny football legend Pele in a 1970 World cup outfit tie in in Mexico."Once I got my hand to it I hadn't a clue where it was going," he modestly said afterwards.Pele - who would go upon to raise the trophy - admitted highly developed he had said "gol", as a result clear was he that the ball was heading into the net. Brazil still won the game 1-0.However, Banks highly developed recounted that he did not appreciate the remark made by one of his team-mates that day, midfielder Alan Mullery."I patted him upon his head, and I said 'why didn't you catch it and the abuse that came urge on was unbelievable," said Mullery.Banks, whose club playing career revolved largely concerning Stoke and Leicester, is the latest of the 1966 team to die.Captain Bobby Moore, the baby of the team Alan Ball and Ray Wilson preceded him even though several such as Nobby Stiles and Martin Peters struggle from Alzheimer's.Mullery said Banks was probably the best goalkeeper he had played in the manner of or against."He was the best at that time. We had some great goalkeepers in those days, and the abandoned person I can think came close was Pat Jennings," said Mullery. "He was absolutely marvellous goalkeeper. He was a likeable man, and in the manner of it came to business, he was probably the best there has ever been."Gordon Banks vs Pele World cup Save
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Another former Leicester and England legend Gary Lineker - albeit from a highly developed generation - as well as tweeted his confession of Banks, whose sole trophies at club level were two League Cups, one fragment in the manner of Stoke and Leicester."Oh no. Gordon Banks, an absolute hero of mine, and countless others, has died," tweeted Lineker. "@England's World cup winner was one of the greatest goalkeepers of every time, and such a lovely, lovely man. #RIPGordon."Stoke City chairman Peter Coates said Banks - who played 250 time for The Potters after he united from Leicester in 1967 - had not been in fine health for several weeks."We've been expecting this, he has been (doing) not a hundred percent for a number of weeks but it's a categorically sad hours of daylight for us, we adore him as a result much," said Coates. "He made his home in Stoke, and was categorically much share of the fabric of the club. You don't acquire too many in the manner of him, and he was immensely modest for every (his) talent."He told me in the manner of they walked out at Wembley for the final, and he had goose-bumps, he had never seen all in the manner of it."
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