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Cliff Jones to join Pele celebrations
Cliff Jones, the legendary former Tottenham, Swansea and Wales winger, will join us at the Savoy on Sunday to pay tribute to Pele.Jones was in the Wales team beaten by Pele's goal as Brazil won 1-0 in the quarter-finals of the 1958 World Cup, but the flying winger insists it would have been closer if the great John Charles had not missed the game through injury. He said: "I still say to this day if John had played in the quarter-final it could have been a different result because he would have caused Brazil problems they'd never faced before."
Gordon Banks to attend Pele celebration
The Football Writers' Association is delighted to announce that World Cup winner Gordon Banks will be among our special guests when we honour Pele at the FWA Tribute night on London on January 21.Banks will join us at the Savoy Hotel in London to pay tribute to Pele when the great Brazilian flies in to receive his lifetime achieve award from the FWA. The former Chesterfield, Leicester and Stoke goalkeeper played 73 times for England and was in goal when Sir Alf Ramsey's men beat West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final.
Vanarama National League column Dec 20 – Gateshead
The Vanarama National League column - Gateshead by Glenn Moore.
Gateshead International Stadium will stage a very local affair on Boxing Day, and enjoy an unusually vibrant atmosphere. The ‘Heed’ host Hartlepool in a rare Vanarama National League north-east derby with every expectation of a substantial four-figure gate.
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