The youngest member of Sir Alf Ramsey’s England squad which beat West Germany 4-2 in 1966 died overnight at the age of 61. Tributes have poured in for the former Everton, Arsenal and Southampton midfielder this morning from fans, players and friends across the world – including from his friends and football associates in Jersey. He died of a heart attack while tackling a fire in his garden, police said today. Firefighters and officers were called to his home in Warsash, Hampshire, at 12.15 this morning when his body was discovered outside. A Hampshire Police spokesman said that Ball had been trying to tackle a bonfire that had got out of control when he collapsed and died. There are no suspicious circumstances to the death.
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