STUART PEARCE

The England legend on his comedy heroes, a sweary punk and his inspiration to take up... goalkeeping?!

- Interview Chris Flanagan

GORDON BANKS

“My first memory of watching football on TV was the 1970 World Cup - I was eight, and Gordon's save from Pele is still the best I've ever seen. I still look back at that save and think, 'How did he keep that out?' Gordon inspired me to become a goalkeeper - I won my first medal in that position, and only became an outfield player out of frustration. As a kid, the players in front of me were so shabby I thought, 'I've got to go up top!' Then we might score six but still concede eight, and I got frustrated with that too, which is why I became a defender.”

TONY MCCOY