Fifty years on, the ultimate football and World Cup legend Sir Bobby
Charlton looks back on England's greatest sporting triumph
Wembley, 1966. England wins the World Cup to roars of a euphoric home
crowd.
Sir Bobby Charlton, England's greatest ever player, was there on the
pitch. Now, half a century on, he looks back on the most glorious moment
of his life and England's greatest sporting achievement.
In 1966, he takes us through the build-up to the tournament and to the
final itself - what he saw, what he heard, what he felt. He tells us
what it was like to be part of Sir Alf Ramsey's team, his memories of
his teammates, the matches, the atmosphere; the emotion of being carried
on the wave of a nation's euphoria and how it felt to go toe-to-toe with
some of the foremost footballers to ever play the game.
His life has been forever defined by a single moment: one day when a man
stood side-by-side with his best friends, united in a single aim in
front of a watching nation. This is his story.
'It's gripping stuff... This is a mellow book, the product of many
years' contemplation, and emotional in a way that may surprise you...He
has a wonderful story to tell' Daily Mail
