England hero Sir Geoff Hurst's position as an FA ambassador and McDonald's representative is under threat after he was condemned for his reluctance to be formally interviewed by the inquiry team looking into child abuse at Chelsea. Chelsea held their own inquiry into Heath's predatory behaviour, led by Geekie QC, who was eager to speak to Sir Geoff because he had sacked Heath as chief scout. The Review Team [the Geekie inquiry team] wished to explore this with Sir Geoff.' 'The Geekie Review Team was not able to carry out an interview with Geoff Hurst as he did not want to be interviewed,' wrote Sheldon. On Saturday, Sir Geoff said: 'Within the first six months of my tenure at Chelsea I sacked Eddie Heath from his position at the club.

Source: Daily Mail March 20, 2021 22:30 UTC