{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d2a98018-244b-4999-9a83-9c2b9d43a1e3/6a2ad5b4479f85f85bc90ead?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Football's Coming Home: How England Won The 1966 World Cup | Part One | It Was What It Was","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f5db1a8cbe14893cee14/1781192219070-74bee663-2b24-46d6-95b4-192c449e6195.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week on The Overlap, Rob Draper and Jonathan Wilson begin a four-part series revisiting England’s 1966 World Cup win. </p><p><br></p><p>Part one focuses on Sir Alf Ramsey’s background - and the conservative England setup he inherited, including the FA selection committee and a poor early World Cup record. We'll look at how a trip to Brazil in 1964 helped to change things for Ramsey - and we'll see the emergence of his core players - who would go on to become England legends.</p><p><br></p><p>If you want more, subscribe to It Was What It Was. Plus - if you want early access to the entire series - join our Patreon now. There's loads there - and a great community too!</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Meet Alf Ramsey</p><p>01:49 Ipswich Miracle Title</p><p>03:28 Ending Selection Committees</p><p>05:20 England World Cup Woes</p><p>06:50 Dour Yet Radical</p><p>09:23 Xenophobia And Origins</p><p>14:14 Was 1966 A Curse</p><p>17:28 Ramsey Playing Roots</p><p>20:36 Ipswich Tactical Experiments</p><p>24:38 Brutalism And Football</p><p>27:27 Brutalism Meets Football</p><p>31:21 Ramsey Blueprint Emerges</p><p>33:02 First Camp Shock Therapy</p><p>36:43 Early Results and Doubts</p><p>40:05 Brazil Trip Reality Check</p><p>40:43 Curfew Crackdown</p><p>46:16 Tactics Shift and New Spine</p><p>47:51 Jack Charlton and Stiles Debut</p><p>53:19 Foundations of 1966</p>","author_name":"The Overlap"}