GEOFF Hurst has written about the 1966 World Cup Final so often, he can probably pen the words on autopilot. So why on earth would you want to fork out £20 for yet another recollection of that glorious day on July 30, 1966, when England beat West Germany?
In this case, it's down to the pictures. Hurst may once again take us back to the days of mini-skirts, The Beatles and his final hat-trick, but the text is a sideshow for what is essentially a lavish collection of photographs, including some from Hurst's own private collection.
With blades of grass from the Wembley turf woven into the book's endpapers, this is a superb record of the time even if little of the original enthusiasm of his heroic actions remain in the prose.
As a record of 1966 goes, it is not that informative, and Hurst's autobiography, 1966 And All That, is a better bet. But as an illustrated history, it is unsurpassed.
With the 40th anniversary of England's solitary football triumph on the horizon, World Champions remembers a time when the nation was truly the greatest.
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