1966 World Cup. "Save of the Century" vs Pelé. "Greatest save I ever seen" — Pelé himself.
Gordon Banks won the 1966 World Cup with England and is most famous for a single save — his stop from Pelé's header at the 1970 World Cup — which Pelé himself called "the greatest save I have ever seen." Banks dived to his right, scooped the ball up from beneath the turf line, and deflected it over the bar at full stretch. The save is widely regarded as the greatest in football history. He was voted England's best goalkeeper of the 20th century and won the IFFHS world title twice.

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