Sir Geoff Hurst, the one surviving member England’s 1966 World Cup-winning workforce, sends a message to the Three Lions as Gareth Southgate’s facet bid for Euro 2024 glory

Sir Geoff Hurst has despatched the England squad a message of assist as Gareth Southgate’s facet bid for Euro 2024 glory on Sunday towards Spain.

Hurst was England’s hat-trick hero within the 1966 World Cup remaining towards West Germany.

The 82-year-old is the one surviving member of Sir Alf Ramsey’s squad, who earned a 4-2 victory within the remaining at Wembley.

The triumph stays the only senior title received by the England males’s senior workforce.

Southgate’s facet will bid to etch their title into historical past by overcoming Spain on the Olympiastadion in Berlin, after falling brief towards Italy on penalties within the Euro 2020 remaining.  

Boss Gareth Southgate and captain Harry Kane shall be hoping to steer England to the European Championship title

Hurst, 82, is anticipated to look at the ultimate at house and despatched a message wishing the workforce ‘all the most effective’

Hurst took to social media to want England luck as they bid to win the European Championship for the primary time. 

‘Wishing the England workforce all the most effective. I shall be supporting you together with entire nation,’ Hurst wrote.

‘Come on England!! All the most effective Geoff.’

Hurst is anticipated to look at the ultimate from house, with The Sun reporting the legend declined an invite from the Soccer Affiliation to attend the showpiece. 

Talking forward of Euro 2024, Hurst expressed his perception that Southgate’s squad is the most effective group of gamers England have had since 1966.

Hurst, who spent the vast majority of his profession at West Ham, had additionally spoken of his disappointment at being the final surviving member of the World Cup profitable facet.

‘It is no enjoyable getting previous. There’s a component of lottery about it,’ Hurst, 82, advised The Instances. ‘About how lengthy you have bought and what you may get.

England are competing of their second straight European Championship remaining, after falling brief at Euro 2020

Hurst’s hat-trick within the 1966 World Cup remaining led England to their solely main senior males’s honour

‘Each time I see an image [of the 1966 team] or see a recreation we performed, I really feel excessive disappointment. To undergo what we did collectively… They have been a fantastic bunch of lads and a fantastic bunch of gamers.’

Various the 1966 England facet have died lately. Ray Wilson handed away in 2018 aged 83, Gordon Banks (81) and Martin Peters (76) went in 2019, whereas Jack Charlton (85) and Nobby Stiles (78) died in 2020.

Roger Hunt was 83 when he handed in 2021 and George Cohen the identical age when he died in 2022.

Captain Bobby Moore died of bowel most cancers aged 51 again in 1993, Alan Ball suffered a deadly coronary heart assault aged 61 in 2007 and Sir Bobby Charlton died final 12 months aged 86.

Ramsey himself died of a coronary heart assault in 1999 on the age of 79.