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The work, titled by Jackson as The Champions or The World Cup Sculpture, is a one-and-a-half times life-size bronze piece, 16 feet (4.9 m) tall, weighing four tonnes. [1] [2] [3] It stands in a prominent location at the junction of Barking Road (the A124) and Green Street in the London Borough of Newham, close to the former home stadium of West Ham, the Boleyn Ground (commonly called Upton Park).
The full statue and plinth, outside the Wembley north entrance. The subject of the statue is the English footballer Bobby Moore OBE (1941–1993). Moore, who died of cancer aged 51, was the captain of West Ham United and England team, and had led England to victory at the 1966 World Cup at old Wembley.
The World Cup Sculpture featuring Moore with the World Cup trophy, on the shoulders of Geoff Hurst and Ray Wilson, together with Martin Peters One of the enduring images of the celebrations in Wembley immediately after the game was the picture of the captain Bobby Moore holding the Jules Rimet Trophy aloft, on the shoulders of Geoff Hurst and ...
Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore OBE (12 April 1941 – 24 February 1993) was an English professional footballer.He captained West Ham United for more than ten years, and was the captain of the England national team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
Cultural depictions of Bobby Moore (4 P) ... World Cup Sculpture This page was last edited on 31 March 2020, at 17:59 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United great who played a starring role in England’s 1966 World Cup victory, has died at the age of 86, the Premier League club said on Saturday. ... Bobby Moore ...
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A statue of FIFA World Cup winning former England and West Ham captain Bobby Moore stands in front of Wembley Stadium.Moore won a total of 108 caps for the England team. The 2009 FA Cup Final will be the 128th final of the world's oldest cup competition.