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If England win the Euros this weekend – and with Spain stood between them and glory, it’s a big ‘if’ – one huge benefit will be that we can finally stop banging on about 1966. Granted, the victory then was the World Cup, but given it was nearly 60 years ago, I think we’ll all be grateful to have a more modern-day reference point when it comes to success for the national team. Yet memories of Bobby Moore lifting the trophy at Wembley will always remain iconic. But there were also plenty of quirky stories in Kent surrounding the tournament – from an enterprising shop selling off the typewriters …

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