Jimmy Greaves struggled after retiring from football (Image: Getty)
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Jimmy Greaves will be looking down on England as they aim to replicate his team’s heroics at the 1966 World Cup. The football icon enjoyed a wonderful career, but he was the first to admit that life after hanging up his boots proved difficult.
Greaves, who died in 2021 aged 81, was a member of the World Cup-winning squad and started the tournament as England’s main striker. However, after suffering a shin injury that needed 14 stitches during the final group stage match against France, he was replaced by Geoff Hurst, who scored the winning goal in the…