George Reginald Cohen is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He spent his entire professional career with Fulham, and won the 1966 World Cup with England. Cohen was awarded the MBE in 2000, along with four teammates from 1966.
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George Reginald Cohen is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He spent his entire professional career with Fulham, and won the 1966 World Cup with England. Cohen was awarded the MBE in 2000, along with four teammates from 1966 after a campaign from sections of the media. In October 2016, a statue of Cohen was unveiled at Craven Cottage by club chairman Shahid Khan to commemorate their former player and mark the 50th anniversary of the World Cup win. He is the uncle of rugby union World Cup winner, Ben Cohen. Now retired, he is frequently at functions around the country raising money for cancer charities.
He hosts a luncheon before every home game at his restaurant, George’s Restaurant. In 2010, Cohen criticized changes to the design of footballs following the intense criticism of the Adidas Jabulani balls used at the 2010 World Cup. He was quoted as saying: ‘Designers have tried to create more goals by using lighter balls. But things too far have gone too far’ He has been inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame and is a member of the Football Writers’ Association.
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