The household of England’s World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore have issued a heartfelt plea for the return of the shirt he wore within the 1966 final against West Germany.
Moore’s ex-wife Tina says that she final noticed the long-lasting purple quantity six shirt in her attic a number of a long time in the past and is baffled to have heard that it’s now with an unknown non-public purchaser.
“I’d actually like to get that shirt again the place it belongs – with me, with my household, and with the nation, for everybody to have an opportunity to take a look at it and marvel at Bobby’s achievement,” mentioned Mrs Moore, who was married to Bobby for twenty-four years earlier than their divorce in 1986.
The shirt was saved in a bag in the home that Tina and Bobby shared in Chigwell and, when he was dying of most cancers, his daughter Roberta apparently introduced his trophies, medals and caps to his house for him to carry.
This didn’t embody the long-lasting purple quantity six shirt that he wore at Wembley in 1966 when he lifted the Jules Rimet Trophy and Mrs Moore had spent years wanting in useless for the lacking merchandise.
The household then acquired a mysterious name from the Soccer Affiliation in 2021 during which they had been informed that the shirt was within the arms of a personal purchaser. There isn’t a suggestion that the nameless purchaser has finished something improper, because the shirt may have handed arms many instances over the previous 35 years, however they’re interesting for it to be returned.
“It was arduous to understand – how does the shirt go from being tucked in a bag in my mom’s attic to an public sale of a deceased particular person?” Bobby’s daughter, Roberta, informed The Every day Mail. “The shirt belongs to my mom and he or she had been searching for it for years.”
Mrs Moore added: “If there may be someone on the market who has the shirt, I attraction for them to return to us, and clarify how they took place it. I’m positive it’s been finished in superb religion, however I don’t assume the folks or this particular person are conscious of what’s occurred.” The Soccer Affiliation are additionally hoping it may be recovered. “It might be fantastic if there was a approach of discovering his historic World Cup profitable shirt and placing it on show for the nation,” mentioned a spokesperson.
