December 23 – Former England midfielder George Eastham, a member of the country’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad who became equally well known for blazing a trail for player freedom of movement, has died aged 88.
Stoke City announced Eastham’s death late Friday, saying it was “immensely saddened” to lose a “club legend”. It did not specify a cause of death.
Eastham played for Newcastle United, Arsenal and Stoke in the English top-flight league in a professional career spanning two decades,
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