Calls for Gordon Banks to be honoured with a knighthood

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  • There are calls for a change in the rules so Gordon Banks can be posthumously knighted

  • TV personality Nick Hancock calls for England to win the World Cup to honour Gordon Banks

  • Tributes have continued to pour in at the Bet 365 Stadium after he died aged 81

There are calls for Gordon Banks to be knighted posthumously after he died aged 81.

A neighbour of Gordon Banks who knew him well and has been campaigning for him to be given a knighthood, is to carry on campaigning for a posthumous award.

Simon White awarded Gordon the freedom of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme when he was mayor last year.

Even though according to the Cabinet Office, people cannot posthumously knighted, Simon is hoping for a change in the law.

TV presenter and personality Nick Hancock calls for England to win the World Cup in order to honour legendary goalkeeper Gordon Banks.

Nick who's from Stoke-on-Trent, knew Gordon for a number of years from both attending functions and events in the city.

Tributes continue to pour in outside the Bet 365 Stadium in honour of the former Stoke City goalkeeper.