Greavsie. So secure is his place in the nation’s heart that the fond nickname alone identifies him. The greatest goalscorer in British football history has this week, thanks in no small part to a Daily Mail campaign, belatedly been awarded an MBE. Is this a fair acknowledgement of Jimmy Greaves’s dazzling talent and contribution to … Read more
Greavsie. So secure is his place in the nation’s heart that the fond nickname alone identifies him. The greatest goalscorer in British football history has this week, thanks in no small part to a Daily Mail campaign, belatedly been awarded an MBE. Is this a fair acknowledgement of Jimmy Greaves’s dazzling talent and contribution to … Read more
Football fans are furious that Jimmy Greaves will receive just an MBE for his services to football while Lewis Hamilton will be knighted. Greaves is included in the New Year’s Honours revealed yesterday, after Sportsmail campaigned for his achievements, inexplicably overlooked for so many years. He will receive only an MBE despite scoring 357 goals in the … Read more
Football fans are furious that Jimmy Greaves will receive just an MBE for his services to football while Lewis Hamilton will be knighted. Greaves is included in the New Year’s Honours revealed yesterday, after Sportsmail campaigned for his achievements, inexplicably overlooked for so many years. He will receive only an MBE despite scoring 357 goals in the … Read more
Tottenham confirm legendary former striker and pundit Jimmy Greaves is ill in hospital – with no suggestion of link to coronavirus Jimmy Greaves was admitted to hospital in Chelmsford near his home in Essex Greaves has been in poor health since suffering a severe stroke five years ago His record of 357 goals in the top … Read more