England hero Hurst, who scored a hat-trick in our glorious World Cup victory of 1966 of course, is these days a football ambassador and working hard to boost coaching at grass roots level.

He is the face of a joint scheme between The FA and McDonald's to fund the training and deployment of 8,000 new community coaches over the next four years.

So as the McDonald’s coach of the year competition reached a climax with Alan Brown being announced as The FA's top Grassroots coach, he is keen to talk up the achievements of the nation’s unsung heroes!

He said: "The importance of the coaches is huge. The way they can influence their communities by looking after 15 to 20 odd kids on a daily or weekly basis is phenomenal.

"We can teach them to control the kids, manage the kids and teach them how to play football. It’s fantastic. Don’t underestimate the importance of what they are doing.

"I can’t tell you how important the coaching scheme is. It’s not necessarily designed to produce another Scholes or Beckham, it’s designed to give every child, no matter what race, creed or colour, handicapped or otherwise, an opportunity to participate in sport and to be coached correctly. That’s the legacy we want to leave behind."