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Article: Sir Alfred Ramsey.(soccer manager)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
- Article from:
- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- May 8, 1999
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Alfred Ernest Ramsey, pride of English football, died on April 28th, aged 79
WHENEVER football fans are bemoaning the state of the English national team, the talk is likely to turn eventually to the glory days of Alf Ramsey. In 1966 England won football's World Cup for the first, and so far the only, time. Its inspirational manager was Alf Ramsey, soon to be made Sir Alfred by an enthusiastic, and rather amazed, government. Not since Francis Drake, the smiter of the Spaniards, was knighted by the first Queen Elizabeth had the honour been more applauded. Not only was he toasted: pubs were named after him.
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