The Boys of '66 special edition is on sale now

THE BEATLES sang Yellow Submarine, Batman appeared on our TV screens for the first time, we saw the first satellite images of the Moon’s surface and Harold Wilson announced plans for decimalisation. But 1966 is remembered for one thing - Sir Alf Ramsey’s Wembley aces beating West Germany 4-2. Geoff Hurst’s hat-trick, the Russian linesman and that crossbar goal, Kenneth Wolstenholme’s iconic ‘Some people are on the pitch’ commentary line. Bobby Moore lifting the Jules Rimet trophy. Bobby Charlton. Gordon Banks. Nobby Stiles’ jig around the Wembley pitch. Ramsey’s Wingless Wonders.

This summer is the 60th anniversary of the greatest triumph in English football history. And to mark the occasion, we have produced a stunning souvenir special - the Boys of '66. From goalkeeper through to centre-forward, we throw the spotlight on every player in Ramsey’s World Cup-winning XI, detailing how they got there, the role they each played, the highs and the lows that followed for some after.

We detail how the manager hit upon his revolutionary Wingless Wonders system – and why he stuck by it amid mounting criticism of the tactics. We tell the story of Jimmy Greaves, the goalscoring genius who Ramsey built his hopes upon, but whose record-breaking career is best remembered for the one game he missed. We go through the drama of every game England played in the tournament – how they got through their group, the tempestuous quarter-final victory over Argentina, Eusebio’s tears as Portugal were downed by Bobby Charlton in the semis. And, of course, there is the tale of Tofiq Bahramov, aka the Russian linesman, who controversially awarded Hurst’s second goal against the Germans. We detail the brilliant story of Pickles the dog, a