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England World Cup winner George Cohen dies at 83

FILE - Members of the England 1966 World Cup winning team, from left, George Cohen, Gordon Banks, Martin Peters and Geoff Hurst pose for the media with the official English Football Association replica of the Jules Rimet trophy, at the Royal Garden Hotel in London Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. George Cohen, the right-back for England World Cup-winning team of 1966, has died aged 83, his former club Fulham have announced on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with England defender George Cohen as she was introduced the England team before the start of the Football World Cup match between England and Uruguay ay Wembley Stadium, London, on July 11, 1966. George Cohen, the right-back for England World Cup-winning team of 1966, has died aged 83, his former club Fulham have announced on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Bippa, File) FILE - England's soccer team captain Bobby Moore, is carried shoulder high by his teammates holding World Cup at the Wembley Stadium in London, July 30, 1966. From left to right, goalkeeper Gordon Banks, Alan Ball, Roger Hunt, Geoff Hurst, Moore, Ray Wilson, George Cohen and Bobby Charlton. George Cohen, the right-back for England World Cup-winning team of 1966, has died aged 83, his former club Fulham have announced on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Bippa, File) FILE - England's captain Bobby Moore, centre, is flanked by team mate George Cohen, left, and Geoff Hurst as they wave to the crowd at the end of the Football World Cup semi-final match at Wembley, London, on July 26, 1966. George Cohen, the right-back for England World Cup-winning team of 1966, has died aged 83, his former club Fulham have announced on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Bippa, File) FILE - George Cohen, one of four members of the England 1966 World Cup winning side, talks to the media at the Royal garden Hotel in London Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. George Cohen, the right-back for England World Cup-winning team of 1966, has died aged 83, his former club Fulham have announced on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
England World Cup winner George Cohen dies at 83