What was that tackle by Moore?

“That tackle by Moore”: Bobby Moore’s tackle of Jairzinho in a group match against Brazil at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. “When Lineker scored”: Gary Lineker’s goal against West Germany in a semifinal at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Who made the best save ever?

Gordon Banks
1. Gordon Banks (England) Where else to start but the save commonly regarded as the greatest of all time? It was the 1970 World Cup: England, the holders, up against Brazil, the hosts, in one of the all-time great games.

Was Gordon Banks the best goalkeeper in the world?

Career honours: Gordon Banks is widely regarded as the greatest England goalkeeper. The Sheffield-born shot-stopper died in 2019 at the age of 81 and will be forever remembered for that save against Brazil in the 1970 World Cup.

Did Pele play against Bobby Moore?

Jairzinho’s goal won the game 1-0 for the eventual champions, but it was Moore whose quiet domination won the widest acclaim. The outstanding moments were undoubtedly Bobby coming up one-on-one against Pele, who was in the pomp at his time and was the best player I’ve ever seen, and Jairzinho.

Where is Bobby Moore buried?

March 2, 1993
Bobby Moore/Date of burial

Did Gary Lineker play in the Premier League?

Lineker left Spurs before the start of the first Premier League season, choosing to take up a new challenge in Japan with Nagoya Grampus Eight, although a persistent foot injury began to limit his ability to play, and he retired in 1994.

How tall is Gordon Banks?

6′ 1″
Gordon Banks/Height

Who has the most saves in football history?

Tim Howard holds the record for most saves made in a FIFA World Cup match, with sixteen against Belgium in the round of 16 of the 2014 tournament.

Who is the best GK of all time?

Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas holds the record for most awards (alongside Gianluigi Buffon and Manuel Neuer), having won the prize five consecutive times between 2008 and 2012.

Did Michael Caine play football?

Plot. A team of Allied prisoners of war (POWs), coached and led by English Captain John Colby (Michael Caine), a professional footballer for West Ham United before the war, agree to play an exhibition match against a German team, only to find themselves involved in a German propaganda stunt.

Did Michael Caine play soccer?

The MTK Stadium in Budapest, Hungary was used to play the Stade Colombes (Colombes Stadium) in Paris, France, where the movie’s climactic football match takes place. Osvaldo Ardiles said of the 47-year-old Sir Michael Caine and his soccer skills, “Awful, and he couldn’t even run twenty yards.”