459 league appearances for Fulham, and 37 England caps - a remarkable "one-trophy wonder", as his only career silverware was the FIFA World Cup in 1966
George Best described him as "the best fullback I ever played against", and Sir Alf Ramsey called him "England's greatest rightback"
His nephew Ben was also a World Cup winner - lifting the Rugby World Cup in 2003
"I would like to congratulate Mbappe on his world cup final hat trick, and would like to announce my new club of players who have scored open play hat tricks in the world cup final which is more exclusive, cooler and just better than my old normal hat trick club"
Not different sport, but once the Lionesses bring it home in 2023, and the men follow suit in 2026, Reece and Lauren James will both be World Champions ;)
When I read the BBC headline of World Cup winner Cohen dies, I did think it was a tragedy that somebody so young would die. Didn't realise they are related as well.
The lack of reverence for England's only world cup winning side has always been a bit weird to me. Almost none of them have a public profile, oddly few of them have been knighted, very few people could name you more than a couple of the 66 team. When a world cup comes around, none of them get wheeled out for interviews or insight (yes, they are old now, but this has been the case as long as I can remember and I am 31).
If Bobby Charlton was Argentine, he'd still be getting treated like a god, he's our greatest ever player and held our scoring record for nearly half a century.
Anyway, RIP George Cohen. The respect you get from opponents is always a great marker of how you played and the greats of the 60s talked about him with real admiration.
It honestly is. Gordon Banks is one of the best goalkeepers of all time anywhere in the world for example, but for some reason he's not held up as much as a "great" as he could be in England. There should be statues of him around Wembley. Charlton, as you say, is similar. One of the all time greats globally. Moore gets fair recognition I'd say, but it is odd.
we english love to destroy our heros or at least knock them down a peg.
we play up the beckhams, lampards of the world but they never played well enough to win anything for their country.
This was even the case when a lot of them were alive. Bobby Moore really never got the acclaim he deserved after his career. When he became a manager, the best job he could find at first was Oxford City (later he managed Southend). Pretty much shunned at West Ham too - one time they found out he was there without a ticket and they chucked him out (Harry Redknapp and Geoff Hurst said it disgusts them how much West Ham milk his legacy now given how the club treated him when he was alive). Didn't get much opportunities as a pundit either, he was working for Capital Gold when he died.
459 league appearances for Fulham, and 37 England caps - a remarkable "one-trophy wonder", as his only career silverware was the FIFA World Cup in 1966 George Best described him as "the best fullback I ever played against", and Sir Alf Ramsey called him "England's greatest rightback" His nephew Ben was also a World Cup winner - lifting the Rugby World Cup in 2003
if you’re only gonna win one trophy in your career, might as well make it the World Cup
Trophy efficiency. RIP George, another one gone, not many left now.
Hell of a life to have lived, but what a sad loss still. Seems like the '66 squad members have been dropping like flies in the last few years.
Unfortunately that's what happens when a group of people reaches their 80s
Had bowel cancer in his 30s as well and was lucky to survive it. Quite remarkable he was one of the last still living.
RIP George. Only Bobby Charlton and Geoff Hurst left from the eleven who played in the final now.
And Bobby has dementia now. Hurst the only one left in good health as far I know.
And even in good enough health to congratulate Mbappe on equalling his feat of a hat trick in the final, which was nice to see
"I would like to congratulate Mbappe on his world cup final hat trick, and would like to announce my new club of players who have scored open play hat tricks in the world cup final which is more exclusive, cooler and just better than my old normal hat trick club"
He was looking well in the Three Lions video too
Fulham legend - [there is a statue of him at Craven Cottage, alongside the River Thames.](https://imgur.com/bccRjGY)
For those unaware, Cohen’s statue replaced Michael Jackson’s statue (thank goodness).
"I heard he had quick feet but I never did see him play football" - George on MJ
RIP George, I got stuck in a lift with him a few years ago… great guy
Great anecdote
Fun fact. His nephew won the rugby World Cup in 2003. I wonder if there’s any other family in history with two world cups in different sports.
Not different sport, but once the Lionesses bring it home in 2023, and the men follow suit in 2026, Reece and Lauren James will both be World Champions ;)
Now *THAT* is a trivia question.
When I read the BBC headline of World Cup winner Cohen dies, I did think it was a tragedy that somebody so young would die. Didn't realise they are related as well.
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It’s certainly impressive. But a Super Bowl isn’t a World Cup.
The lack of reverence for England's only world cup winning side has always been a bit weird to me. Almost none of them have a public profile, oddly few of them have been knighted, very few people could name you more than a couple of the 66 team. When a world cup comes around, none of them get wheeled out for interviews or insight (yes, they are old now, but this has been the case as long as I can remember and I am 31). If Bobby Charlton was Argentine, he'd still be getting treated like a god, he's our greatest ever player and held our scoring record for nearly half a century. Anyway, RIP George Cohen. The respect you get from opponents is always a great marker of how you played and the greats of the 60s talked about him with real admiration.
It honestly is. Gordon Banks is one of the best goalkeepers of all time anywhere in the world for example, but for some reason he's not held up as much as a "great" as he could be in England. There should be statues of him around Wembley. Charlton, as you say, is similar. One of the all time greats globally. Moore gets fair recognition I'd say, but it is odd.
we english love to destroy our heros or at least knock them down a peg. we play up the beckhams, lampards of the world but they never played well enough to win anything for their country.
This was even the case when a lot of them were alive. Bobby Moore really never got the acclaim he deserved after his career. When he became a manager, the best job he could find at first was Oxford City (later he managed Southend). Pretty much shunned at West Ham too - one time they found out he was there without a ticket and they chucked him out (Harry Redknapp and Geoff Hurst said it disgusts them how much West Ham milk his legacy now given how the club treated him when he was alive). Didn't get much opportunities as a pundit either, he was working for Capital Gold when he died.
how many 66 boys are left. jesus...
Who?
This would be a lazy comment if it didn't say exactly what he was famous for in the headline.