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England mourns at World Cup

The English Football Association Fa mourns another hero of the World Cup 1966: At the age of 87, Ron Flowers died. This was the oldest player in the team of WM-Coach Sir ALF Ramsey at the home World Cup 55 years ago. However, in the course of the tournament, he did not work then and explained his resignation after the final round. England won the World Cup final in the London Wembley Stadium with 4: 2 after extension against Germany. Midfielder Flowers played in 15 years 512 games for the Wolverhampton Wanderers. For the Three Lions, he played 49 international matches and scored ten goals for the Football motherland. Finally, within a few days, the two world champions Jimmy Greaves and Liverpool legend had died in Roger Hunt.