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An England Hero

Stiles won his 15th cap as England kicked off the competition with a dour goalless draw against Uruguay . With Stiles not missing a minute, England progressed through the group with wins over Mexico and France and then scraped past a violent Argentina side in the last eight.
In the semi-final, Stiles performed an effective man-marking job on the Portuguese playmaker, and prolific goalscorer, Eusébio, which England won 2-1 and England progressed to the final.
Stiles, winning his 20th cap West Germany but played a strong, tough match as England saw a 2-1 lead levelled with the last kick of the game before Geoff Hurst completed football's most famous hat-trick to win the competition in extra time. Though no abiding memory of Stiles' on-pitch display lingers in the memory (which, in his position, was a sign that he'd played superbly), there was a post-match image which lived on for decades - the sight of him doing an involuntary, spontaneous jig with the Jules Rimet Trophy in his hand while holding his false teeth in the other.

Manchester United reached the European Cup final in 1968, which was to be staged at Wembley, and Stiles' old nemesis Eusébio was again someone he had to deal with as part of a fearsome attacking potential posed by opponents Benfica. Stiles' played well without keeping Eusébio wholly quiet, and with the score at 1-1 and just a few minutes left, the Portuguese legend got away from the United defence with just goalkeeper Alex Stepney to beat, yet only managed to slam the ball straight into Stepney's midriff. Manchester United won 4-1.
Coaching

Between 1989 and 1993 he worked for Manchester United as their youth team coach, developing the considerable skills of teenage prodigies such as David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, and Paul Scholes. Nicky Butt and the Neville brothers, Gary and Phil also came through at this time.
Decorated

In 2000, Stiles was awarded his MBE after a campaign by sections of the media who were surprised that five of the 1966 team had never been officially decorated for their achievements. Stiles duly joined Alan Ball, Roger Hunt, Ray Wilson and George Cohen in collecting his gong.

Stiles released his autobiography, After The Ball, in 2003.

Stiles was a keen guitarist, and a close friend of Syd Barrett (of Pink Floyd), the two often jamming together in the late sixties (Tyers, 2007).

His son John Stiles (footballer) played for Shamrock Rovers and Leeds United in the early 1980s.

Stiles was elected to the English Football Hall of Fame in 2007.
source: Wikipedia