Kevin Halls looks back to when England took on ‘The Rest of the World’ in a prestigious 1963 ‘friendly’…

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THE World Cup is just around the corner and England are playing ‘friendlies’ in the build-up to football’s greatest competition.
But are they really friendly games? Players are hoping to impress boss Gareth Southgate to earn a place in his starting XI in Russia.
In fact, are any international matches ‘friendlies’? Players are playing for their respective nations, so there’s pressure on them to perform we...