The shirt worn by Sir Geoff Hurst in the 1966 World Cup Final will be making a return to Wembley tomorrow thanks to an Oxfordshire businessman.
Property investor Andrew Leslau has fronted a consortium of collectors who recently purchased the shirt of the hat-trick hero. He plans to take it to the World Cup qualifying match against Kazakhstan.
Mr Leslau, of Milton Common, said he hoped the shirt — insured for £1million — would be a talisman for fans and spur the team on to victory.
He said: "This is the most important shirt in English football history - not just the most valuable and most expensive in the world, but more importantly the icon of England's greatest sporting moment and I will be proud to bring it back to Wembley.
"The stadium might have changed but the shirt is the ultimate reminder of the England team's most glorious day. We could do with some of that glory today."
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