The sad news reaches us that legendary former Spireite Gordon Banks has passed away. Gordon, who started his career at Chesterfield, was of course part of England's 1966 World Cup-winning team.

Pele and Gordon Banks will forever be connected by the save of the century in Mexico in 1970, and the Brazilian legend explained exactly why on Tuesday as he paid tribute to a "fine human being ...

Gordon Banks, the goalkeeper for England’s 1966 World Cup soccer championship team, died Tuesday, the BBC reported. He was 81.