Football news - England World Cup winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks dies, aged 81

He was considered one of the finest-ever goalkeepers and, alongside his heroics in 1966, he will be remembered for the iconic save he produced against Brazil's Pele in the tournament four years later.

Banks was born in Sheffield and won 73 caps, winning FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year six times.

"It is with great sadness that we announce that Gordon passed away peacefully overnight," his family said.

"We would ask that the privacy of the family is respected at this time.”

Banks played in every game of England's glorious 1966 World Cup campaign, which ended with a 4-2 win over West Germany at Wembley.

He made 510 league appearances for Chesterfield, Leicester – with whom he won the League Cup in 1964 – and Stoke before retiring from the professional game at the age of 34 following a road accident which cost him the sight in his right eye, although he later returned briefly to the sport in America.