Who was captain of the victorious
1966 England World Cup team?
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Bobby Moore
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Bobby Moore captained West Ham United for more than ten years and was captain of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup.
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He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time, and was cited by Pelé as the greatest defender that he had ever played against.
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He won a total of 108 caps for the England team, which at the time of his international retirement in 1973 was a national record.
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Moore was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as a player. The same year he was named in the BBC's list of the 100 Greatest Britons.