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Article: 40 years on, the England nursery still bears fruit; West Ham played a pivotal role in England winning the World Cup and, as LEE CLAYTON discovers, they may play an even bigger part this year.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- February 10, 2006
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Byline: LEE CLAYTON
HURST'S hat- trick, another from Peters and with the imperious Moore leading the way; it was the day in 1966 that West Ham won the World Cup.
Now the England squad heading for Germany could have 10 players from the most lucrative production line in football.
On the day Ron Greenwood passed away, one of his coaching disciples is talking proudly about West Ham's influence among England's World Cup wannabes.
Tony Carr started work at Upton Park under Greenwood 40 years ago. West Ham's highly respected academy director has seen schoolboy talents such as John Terry, Sol Campbell, Joe Cole, Frank Lampard and Rio ...