EU Referendum: German sports newspaper Bild vows to accept Geoff Hurst’s England World Cup goal if Britain votes Remain

Vaishali Bhardwaj23 June 2016

It was the goal that sparked decades of debate, but now one German newspaper vows it will accept Sir Geoff Hurst's controversial strike in England's 1966 World Cup win - if Britain votes to remain in the EU.

Hurst fired England to glory 50 years ago in football's biggest tournament after his extra-time goal, which hit the crossbar and glanced off the line, took the Three Lions into a 3-2 lead at Wembley before the West Ham legend scored again to seal a 4-2 win over West Germany.

Hurst's second goal of the final has been hotly debated ever since England won their one and, so far, only World Cup but German sports newspaper Bild promises to forget all about the controversy surrounding the strike and acknowledge it was a goal if the British people vote to remain part of the EU today.

The paper also vows to "do without our goalkeeper for the next round of penalties", "stop making jokes about Prince Charles's ears" and never use sunscreen on beaches again "in solidarity with your sunburns" among other promises.

Millions of British people will today take to polling stations to have their say in one of the most important votes in the nation's history as the country decides whether to leave or stay part of the EU.

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