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England legend Alan Mullery recalls Mexico 1970 adventure including marking Pele

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Mention the Mexico World Cup – the first, that is, 50 years ago this ­summer – and for ­England legend Alan Mullery the memories flood back.

The pressure of arriving as world champions. The clash with Pele’s Brazil. The pain of going out to those pesky Germans. The scandalous arrest of skipper Bobby Moore.

Have I missed anything out..? “I’ve never eaten a fish finger since,” says Alan. Sorry, you what? “Fish fingers. We ate so many, it’s put me off for life. “We’d had all this lovely food sent out specially – Aberdeen Angus steaks, that kind of thing – and it all got confiscated at the airport.

The Mexican ­authorities nicked the lot! Fish fingers and chips was about all our chef could cook us.” Looking back on that tournament with the

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