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Mooro’s iconic red England shirt goes missing

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By Hughie Southon

Bobby Moore’s family has revealed that his World Cup winning shirt from 1966 has gone missing!

According to The Independent it is believed that the iconic top may have found its way into the hands of a private buyer. However, there is no explanation of how that may have happened!

The late Mooro’s family claim to be baffled by where it may be with his ex wife Tina saying she last saw the priceless item in the attic of their Essex home.

She said she would love to get that shirt back where it belongs, with herself and her famuily and with the nation

Bobby’s daughter Roberta said she had been searching for the item for years when the Football Association contacted her to reveal that it had been found in the hands of a private buyer.”

The iconic yellow Brazil shirt Bobby swapped with Pele in 1970 is also thought to be missing.

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Hugh Southon is a lifelong Iron and the founding editor of ClaretandHugh. He is a national newspaper journalist of many years experience and was Bobby Moore's 'ghost' writer during the great man's lifetime. He describes ClaretandHugh as "the Hammers daily newspaper!"

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