World Cup Final, 1966. Wembley, England. 30th July, Photographer unknown.

England became World Cup champions in 1966 and seen here is Geoff Hurst who played as a centre forward for West Ham United and England scored three goals in a match against Germany that England won 4 – 2 . It is expected that 1.5 billion people will watch the World Cup Final, the 1966 final was watched worldwide by 400 million people and an audience of almost 33 million people watched on TV in the UK.This photo is in the care of the huge Associated Newspapers Archive. Geoff Hurst was knighted in 1998 and regularly tours the UK with stories of his footballing career. Geoff Hurst was one of the highest paid footballers at that time on a salary of 45 pounds per week, in his career he scored 248 goals.