His team won in 1966 in the legendary final against the German team: now the English football champion Jack Charlton has died. He was 85 years old.
English football mourns former world champion Jack Charlton. As his longtime Leeds United club and his family reported, Charlton died on Friday night at the age of 85 after a long illness. The defender was part of the English team in 1966, which won the legendary final at Wembley Stadium in London with a 4-2 win after overtime against the DFB selection.
