He is not only regarded as one of England’s greatest sportsmen but as one of the finest soccer players of his era, alongside Pelé, Eusébio, Bobby Moore, Garrincha and Franz Beckenbauer. He won the Ballon d’Or in 1966 because of his excellence at that year’s World Cup
Sikuti amangoonedwa ngati m'modzi mwa ochita masewera olimbitsa thupi kwambiri ku England koma ngati m'modzi mwa osewera mpira wabwino kwambiri munthawi yake, pamodzi ndi Pelé, Eusébio, Bobby Moore, Garrincha ndi Franz Beckenbauer. Anapambana Ballon d'Or mu 1966 chifukwa cha luso lake pa World Cup ya chaka chimenecho. 
