Winning Goal In 1966 World Cup Final Handed To Harry Kane On Appeal
2018-04-18
For decades it was thought that Geoff Hurst had scored the deciding goals in the 1966 World Cup final between England and Germany at Wembley, but an appeal panel have today awarded the iconic ‘they think it’s all over’ goal to Harry Kane. It’s a controversial decision and one made all the more surprising by the fact that the Spurs striker wasn’t actually born until 27 years after the game.
A spokesperson for the goal accreditation panel said. “People have always assumed that Geoff Hurst scored that goal, and on the face of it, it seems unlikely that someone who only existed as some chromosomes in a pair of pre-pubescent gonads at the time, would score in such an important game. But having reviewed the footage, he definitely got a touch.”
As The Bugle went to press, Kane was understood to be considering his position on a number of other goals included the infamous ‘hand of God’ strike, credited to Diego Maradona in the 1986 World Cup quarter final against England in Mexico City. An insider told the Bugle that Maradona has always denied handling the ball into the net, and Kane says he may have an explanation.
