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- Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore OBE (12 April 1941 – 24 February 1993) was an English professional footballer. He captained West Ham United for more than ten years, and was the captain of the England national team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
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He captained West Ham United for more than ten years, and was the captain of the England national team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders in the history of football, and was cited by Pelé as the greatest defender he had ever played against. [ 5 ]
Bobby Moore was an English football (soccer) player known as the "golden boy of English football" and captain of the national side that defeated West Germany 4–2 in the 1966 World Cup final at Wembley Stadium in London; it was England’s only World Cup championship and the high point of Moore’s.
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Bobby Moore was England’s iconic captain during the 1966 World Cup Final, leading the English team to victory in the final against Germany. It is currently England’s only World Cup win and remains the most famous English sporting achievement of the 20th Century.
Jul 9, 2021 · The great captain of England’s only World Cup winners died from bowel cancer in 1993 aged only 51. But were he still around to accompany Hurst to Sunday’s game, he would not look remotely...
Feb 24, 2022 · The world of football was rocked to the core by the passing of Bobby Moore OBE, when he tragically lost his brave battle with liver cancer in his Putney Heath home at 6.36am on this day exactly 29 years ago, Wednesday 24 February 1993, aged just 51.
Feb 24, 1993 · Bobby Moore OBE, West Ham United’s greatest-ever player and England's 1966 FIFA World Cup-winning captain, passed away on this day, 24 February, in 1993. The legendary centre-half made 646 league and cup appearances for the Hammers, scoring 27 goals and preventing hundreds more, across 16 seasons.
England’s captain and talisman during the 1960s, Bobby Moore was described by players such as Pele and Franz Beckenbauer as the best defender they had ever seen. But Moore was more than a player: he was a leader on the pitch and an inspiration to others.
