Sir Geoff Hurst was born on this day in 1941. Despite having a career spanning eighteen years, Hurst will forever be known as the first (and so far only) player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup Final. His treble was of course for England against West Germany in the 1966 World Cup Final […]
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Football’s Greatest Hat-Tricks No.3
I realised last night that I haven’t written one of these articles for quite a while now. This time, I think that it’s appropriate that I include Geoff Hurst’s hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup Final. My reasoning is that last Thursday (30th July) marked the 52nd anniversary since the greatest moment in English football history as […]