Peter Bonetti"All of us at Chelsea Football Club are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our brilliant former goalkeeper, Peter Bonetti, who made an incredible 729 appearances for the Blues," said a statement on the Blues' Twitter feedFormer Chelsea and England goalkeeper Peter Bonetti has died at the age of 78 following a long-term illness, the Premier League club announced Sunday. "All of us at Chelsea Football Club are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our brilliant former goalkeeper, Peter Bonetti, who made an incredible 729 appearances for the Blues," said a statement on the Blues' Twitter feed. But with his career overlapping with that of goalkeeping greats Gordon Banks and Peter Shilton, Bonetti made just seven appearances for England. Alf Ramsey's team were 2-0 up but lost 3-2, with Bonetti criticised for being at fault for the first two goals England conceded. One of the pioneers of specialist gloves for goalkeepers, Bonetti later became a goalkeeping coach, returning to Chelsea and later on working with the England squad.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 12, 2020 15:00 UTC