George Cohen, the former England defender who won the World Cup in 1966, has died aged 83.

George Cohen, the golden defender of the England national team, has died

One of the symbols of the club “Fulham” is George Cohen, who also installed a statue near the arena “Craven Cottage” in his memory.

“Everyone at Fulham is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of our greatest players, George Cohen,” the club said in an official statement.

George Cohen throughout his career played for Fulham, where he played at least 459 matches. Unfortunately, the English defender had to end his career at the age of only 29 due to a serious knee injury.

Cohen was part of the famous England team that won the World Cup in 1966 and made no fewer than 37 appearances for the Three Lions.

Geoff Hurst (81), who scored a hat-trick in the 1966 final, and Bobby Charlton (85) are the only surviving England side to have won the World Cup.