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4th July 2008 - Banks, Pele, Tutu, Maradona ..and me BANKS XI v PELE XI Sat July 12th 2008 by Alastair Campell

26th June 2008 : With just over a fortnight to go before one of the most emotional weekends of his life, goalkeeping great Gordon Banks has written an open letter to the poeple of...

25th June 2008 : Former Brazil internationals Ricardo Rocha and Carlos Alexander Torres are the latest names to sign up to the Gordon Banks testimonial game next month. And there should also be cameo...

14th June 2008 : Mike Walters meets Archbishop Desmond Tutu

6th June 2008 : Youngsters put shirts on seeing heroes

3rd April 2005 : FIFA.COM Pelé, Banks meet again for charity

3rd April 2005 : Whydelilah.co.uk Pelé and Tutu to honour Banks at Britannia SOCCER legend Pelé and human rights campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu will be the star attractions at the unveiling of the Gordon Banks statue.

3rd April 2008 : Reuters Pelé and Banks XIs to meet in charity game Brazil great Pelé will unveil the first part of a triple statue

3rd April 2008 : Tiscali.news Pelé and Banks XIs to meet in charity game Gordon Banks and Pelé, who between them provided one of the World Cup’s most memorable moments, will come together in Stoke later this year.

3rd August 2005 : Times Online: Banks' greatest save: he kept me out of the IRA read this enthralling report on Don Mullans account of how Gordon Banks had a profound influence on a youth from Ireland.

17th January 2008 : BBC News Article:

Pelé will unveil statue of Banks Read the BBC News article on the launch of this campaign and the excitement already being generated by Pelé.