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Somewhere in the el punal household I have treasured souvenirs of the great spectacle, namely, one World Cup Willie pennant, official World Cup programme for the tournament, an England Winners stamp, various WC66 mags, and a scrapbook of all the match reports.

After the 1966 World Cup there was a film, in colour, doing the rounds of cinemas called ‘Goal!’ about . . . the World Cup. I happened to watch it at the Odeon at Leicester Square. Now, for a young football fan like me it was fantastic. Admittedly the shouts on the pitch and the thud of...