LONDON: England’s 1966 World Cup-winning right back George Cohen, has died aged 83, his former club Fulham announced on Friday.

Cohen made his international debut in 1964 and went on to represent his country 37 times, playing a key role in England’s only World Cup triumph when they beat West Germany 4-2 after extra time at Wembley in the final.

He was one of only three surviving members of that World Cup-winning squad, along with Bobby Charlton and Geoff Hurst.

“Very sad to hear my friend and team-mate George Cohen has died,” Hurst said on Twitter. “Everyone, without exception, always said that George was such a lovely man.

“He will be sadly missed, my heartfelt thoughts are with Georges wife Daphne and his family.”

Published in Dawn, December 24th, 2022