Italy goalkeeping great Dino Zoff on Tuesday called Gordon Banks, the legendary England goalie who has died at the age of 81, "my idol when I was young".
Zoff, who captained Italy to the World Cup in 1982, said of 1966 World Cup winner Banks that "I learned of his death with great sadness.
"For me he was one of the greatest goalkeepers of all, I have seen few like him between the posts".
Zoff, who went on to manage Italy to second place at Euro 2000, said Banks' World Cup win and his "mythical" wonder save against Brazil great Pelé at the 1970 World Cup would both "remain unforgettable".
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