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Mike Walters

Sir Geoff Hurst says World Cup final not first memory he'd relive after family heartache

Wish them luck as you wave them goodbye.

But if he emulates Sir Geoff Hurst's feat of scoring a hat-trick in the World Cup final, at least Harry Kane is unlikely to find himself signing on the dole or spend nearly 20 years flogging insurance.

Apart from the Football Association's cheapskate £1,000-a-man bonus (before tax) for England's 1966 heroes, Hurst's reward for an unrivalled achievement on football's grandest stage has been a lifetime of honest endeavour punctuated by unspeakable heartbreak.

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