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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 24203446" data-attributes="member: 158020"><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/sad.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Sad    :(" data-shortname=":(" />Gordon Banks, England World Cup-winning goalkeeper, dies at 81<img src="http://i.imgur.com/XWOSrJB.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />England’s 1966 World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks has passed away at the age of 81. The veteran shot-stopper, who played for Stoke City and Leicester City  among a storied career, died peacefully in his sleep overnight,  his  family confirmed.Banks was a two-time League Cup winner with the Potters  and the Foxes  but is best remembered for his contributions on the  international  stage, where he won 73 caps for his country.He started every game for his country during the 1966 tournament and  played in the 4-2 victory over West Germany in the final.Four years  later, he was a member of the England squad which reached the  quarter-finals in Mexico, where he made a legendary save against  Brazilian striker Pele in the group stages. He later played at club level in North America, with spells at   Cleveland Stokers in the United Soccer Association and Fort Lauderdale   Strikers in the NASL.Following his retirement, he briefly managed Telford United between   1979 and 1980 and, in 2015, was revealed to be undergoing treatment for   kidney cancer.Tributes for Banks, the FWA Footballer of the Year in  1972 and a member of the FIFA 100 in 2004, have poured in across the  game.Former club Stoke, who broke the news, issued the statement from  his family.Other England players, past and present, also paid their respects on social media, as did celebrities.Banks was made an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1970  Birthday Honours list for services to association football.He is  survived by his three children.</blockquote>

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