Team mates from England's 1966 World Cup win and members of former clubs Stoke City and Leicester came to join a cortege from the Stoke stadium to the funeral for Banks who died aged 81 last month. Banks was best known for the stunning one-handed save from a Pele bullet header that bounced awkwardly in front of him during England's group-stage game against Brazil at the 1970 World Cup. Banks won 73 national caps, played nearly 500 times for Leicester and Stoke and won two League Cups, before a car crash blinded him in one eye. Burnley's England international Joe Hart joined current Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland as a coffin bearer as figures from the football world, including ex-Burnley and Stoke keeper Lee Grant, paid their respects at the funeral of England World Cup winner Gordon Banks. Fellow World Cup winners Bobby Charlton and Geoff Hurst were also expected.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 04, 2019 14:15 UTC