Nobby Stiles, world champion with England in 1966, passed away at the age of 78 due to a long illness.

The former Manchester United player, with whom he played nearly 400 games in his career, had been diagnosed with cancer and suffered from advanced dementia.

With the death of Stiles, there are already seven world champions in 1966 who have passed away, along with

Bobby Moore

,

Alan Ball

,

Ray Wilson

,

Gordon Banks

,

Martin Peters

and

Jack Charlton

.

His family was the one that confirmed the death of the former player, assuring that he has died "in peace" and surrounded by his loved ones.

During his time in the English team, Stiles played

28 games

with the 'Three Lions' shirt and his performance against

Eusebio's

Portugal

in the 1966 World Cup semi-finals

is remembered

, where this defender had a great game.

"We are incredibly saddened to learn of the death of Nobby Stiles, a key member of our world champion team, at the age of 78. All our thoughts are with Nobby's loved ones," said the England national football team through their twitter account.

With Manchester United he was part of the team that won the

European Cup in 1968

.

He also won two English leagues and an FA Cup.

"Another of our heroes at the 1966 World Cup has left us. He had a heart bigger than the gap between his teeth,"

Gary Lineker

wrote on social media

in reference to a photo of Stiles, in his time as a footballer, without the front teeth.

Stiles also built a coaching career, managing Preston North,

Canada's

Vancouver Whitecaps

and

West Bromwich Albion

before joining Manchester United's junior ranks.

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