A COUPLE of hours before Alan Ball died, he spoke to his son, Jimmy, on the telephone. He had been watching Manchester United's passionate comeback victory over AC Milan, his son said, and raving ...

A tribute to Alan Ball The former Stoke City manager and England World Cup hero Alan Ball has died of a heart attack at the age of 61. Listen to tributes from Gordon Banks, ...

Alan Ball, who has died aged 61, was the youngest player in England’s 1966 World Cup winning team. Hero: Ball was youngest member of World Cup winning side He was just 21 when he helped lift the ...

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and England coach Steve McClaren led mourners as football said goodbye to World Cup winner Alan Ball. The funeral for Ball, who died of a heart attack last ...

Alan Ball, who played for clubs including Southampton, Everton and Arsenal, was the youngest member - and man of the match - of the 1966 World Cup England team. He went onto win 72 caps.

Football: Alan Ball's 1966 World Cup-winning team-mates today hailed a player whose unflinching determination and infectious enthusiasm played a major role in securing the Jules Rimet Trophy for ...

A tribute match to remember the Everton legend christened “the greatest of them all, little curly Alan Ball” will be staged at Goodison Park on Saturday, October 7.

Everton led the tributes to Alan Ball with a minute's applause before their match against Manchester United. Ball died on Tuesday at the age of 61 after suffering a heart attack. Ball's son Jimmy and ...