Geoff Hurst
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FIFA World Cup 2018: Harry Kane's hat-trick helps England rout Panama 6-1 and qualify for Round of 16
David Harding •Harry Kane struck a hat-trick as England marched into the last 16 of the World Cup after with a record 6-1 win over a woeful Panama in their World Cup Group G match
FIFA World Cup moments: When Frank Lampard's disallowed goal against Germany provided impetus for goalline technology
Fpsports •Besides being an 'England v Germany', Lampard’s 'goal' came at a pivotal juncture in the knockout game. The scoreline read 2-1 in the favour of Germany, when the former Chelsea midfielder's shot (if allowed) would have been the equaliser at the same time providing England the momentum.
Frank Lampard backs Video Assistant Referee but wants match official's decision to prevail in 'grey' areas
•Former England midfielder Frank Lampard backed the video assistant referee (VAR) technology but wants the opinion of the match officials to prevail in ‘grey’ situations.
Diego Maradona supports use of video technology in football matches to prevent another 'Hand of God'
•Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal would not have stood if the technology had existed during his heyday
Chelsea, Crystal Palace overlooked warnings about sex offender, says former detective
•Chelsea and Crystal Palace dismissed a police warning about a scout who had been convicted for importing child-abuse images, the detective who alerted them said.
World Cup History: England avenge World War bombing at Wembley
Dhar •What's more, this was the team that treated themselves as the world champions all the time — and had quite a pride about being inventors of the game.
Goal-line technology makes international debut at the Confederations Cup
Naveen •“Goal line decisions have always been the most difficult one’s to call for a referee. From a distance it’s always hard to say whether the