England World Cup winner George Cohen dies aged 83
RIP: George Cohen has died aged 83, his former club Fulham have announced. Pic: Steve Paston/PA
George Cohen, the right-back in England’s World Cup-winning team of 1966, has died aged 83, his former club Fulham have announced.
Cohen played every minute of the victorious campaign on home soil and in total won 37 caps for his country.
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