44 minutes agoEnglish World Cup hero 1966 criticises the English Federation: They've done nothing for us
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Gordon Banks, the winning English goalkeeper of the World Cup, admits that he was disappointed with how the Federation of Football in England treated him in 1966. The 80-year-old, like the rest of the country, has expressed his willingness to support the Grujre Southgate players to repeat Sir's success [...]
The 80-year-old, like the rest of the country, has expressed his willingness to support the Grujre Southgate players to repeat Sir Alf Ramsey's success more than half a century ago.
If they do, Banks expects Southgate and other players to enjoy all the privileges of the English state.
“I hope that if they achieve that success, the British Federation will treat them better than they did with us. They deserve it. The British Federation had done nothing for us”, he told “Daily Telegraph”, the Periscopi broadcast.
I was very disappointed with the FA in what they did for us”
Some suffered from Alzheimer's disease, some died. Geoff tried to stop this thing. We were all sad about that”.
Meanwhile, the English Federation has not commented on the remarks of the legendary English doorman. /Periscopi/
