English international Alan Ball dies

England World Cup winner Alan Ball has died aged 61.

The youngest member of the side that lifted the Jules Rimet trophy in 1966, Ball passed away overnight.

It is believed he died of a heart attack.

The midfielder won 72 caps for his country in a 10-year England career and starred for both Everton and Arsenal.

Ball is the second member of the side that beat West Germany 4-2 at Wembley to pass away.

Captain Bobby Moore died of cancer in 1993.

A box-to-box midfielder, Ball was a key member of manager Alf Ramsey’s ’Wingless Wonders’, and was awarded an MBE in 2000 for his services to football.