![]() "You have certainly got to appreciate it. "That, and I remember him telling me to make sure I enjoyed it. It was just along the basis of, 'what work you put in, you get out'. "I was about 20, I think, around about that. "Only straightforward stuff, but a brilliant moment for me to have such a hero, really, to give me some really good words of advice. ![]() "I asked him a few different questions about what sort of advice he would have for me. I had a quick chat with him and he was brilliant towards a young goalkeeper at the time. "I was fortunate to meet him a while ago at my dad's golf course. "The fact he was England's World Cup-winning goalkeeper and made the iconic save, of course, 70-odd caps for England was an incredible achievement," Heaton said. Last summer's World Cup number one Jordan Pickford and Burnley's Heaton complete the group, with the latter praising Banks' performances on the field and help away from it in the build-up. Members of his family will be in the Royal Box and representatives from his former club Stoke have been invited to a match that will see their current goalkeeper Jack Butland involved. There will be a period of appreciation in England's first match since Banks died aged 81 on February 12, with players to wear black armbands and a banner to be displayed featuring his yellow World Cup shirt and the number one. New West End Company BRANDPOST | PAID CONTENTĪ sell-out crowd will remember the 1966 star when Gareth Southgate's Three Lions kick off their Euro 2020 qualification campaign against the Czech Republic.
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