Top 50 best live sporting moments EVER including 1966 World Cup final, Bolt’s record and Beckham’s halfway-line goal
THE top 50 best iconic sporting moments have been revealed.
A study commissioned by Kellogg’s asked 2,000 British fans which unforgettable victories they wish they had seen in the flesh.
And 21 per cent voted for England‘s 1966 World Cup final victory over West Germany.
Most dream of being there to see Bobby Moore lift the Jules Rimet trophy after goals from Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters at Wembley.
Coming in second place is Andy Murray when he clinched his Wimbledon title in 2013.
He beat Novak Djokovic on Centre Court to become the first British man to win the Grand Slam since Fred Perry in 1936.
Third place went to Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean winning gold at the Winter Olympics in 1984.
The duo were given a dozen perfect 6.0s and six 5.9s with their Bolero performance to become the highest-scoring figure skaters of all-time.
Completing the top five is two iconic moments from the London 2012 Olympics.
Usain Bolt winning gold in the 100m narrowly beats “Super Saturday” when Greg Rutherford, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Mo Farah all came first to complete the greatest night in British athletics history.
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England winning the 2003 Rugby World Cup, Liverpool’s incredible comeback from 3-0 down against AC Milan in the Champions League two years later both make the top ten.
As Muhammed Ali’s “Rumble in the Jungle” win over George Foreman also makes the cut.
Other iconic moments featuring the Lionesses, Lewis Hamilton, Lionel Messi, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Dame Kelly Holmes make the top 50.
Arguably some of the Premier League’s greatest days when Leicester won the title and Sergio Aguero scored his winner for Manchester City come in at 29th and 34th respectively.
TOP 50 SPORTING EVENTS BRITS MOST WISH THEY’D SEEN LIVE:
- England’s 1966 World Cup final victory
- Andy Murray winning his first Wimbledon title in 2013
- Torvil and Dean’s 1984 Winter Olympics Gold with the Bolero
- Usain Bolt winning gold in the 100m at the London 2012 Olympics
- London 2012’s ‘Super Saturday’
- Jonny Wilkinson’s last-minute drop goal for England against Australia to win the 2003 World Cup
- David Beckham’s free kick against Greece to dramatically secure England’s qualification to the 2002 World Cup
- Sir Mo Farah’s double gold in the 5,000m and 10,000m at the 2012 Olympics
- Liverpool’s comeback from 3-0 down to win the Champions League against AC Milan in 2005
- Muhammed Ali’s ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ win over George Foreman in 1974
- The Lionesses winning the Women’s Euros in 2022
- England winning the Ashes in 2005
- Jessica Ennis-Hill winning gold in the heptathlon at the 2012 Olympics
- Manchester United’s 1999 Champions League final win to complete the treble
- Ben Stokes’ Ashes-saving 135 not out at Headingly in 2019
- Roger Bannister breaking the 4-minute mile barrier in 1954
- Emma Raducanu winning the US Open title in 2021
- England’s Super Over to secure the Cricket World Cup win in 2019
- Lionel Messi securing his first World Cup victory with Argentina in 2022
- Roger Federer winning his 20th Grand Slam title in 2018
- Sir Lewis Hamilton securing his record-equaling seventh Formula 1 championship in 2021
- The British and Irish Lions beating Australia to claim their first series victory in 16 years in 2013
- Ronnie O’Sullivan winning his seventh snooker World Championship in 2022
- Sir Chris Hoy’s triple Gold at the 2008 Olympics
- Dame Kelly Holmes’ double Gold at the 2004 Olympics for the 800m and 1500m races
- Unseeded Boris Becker’s Wimbledon win aged just 17 in 1985
- Sir Steve Redgrave winning his fifth consecutive Olympic Gold in 2000
- Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ and ‘Goal of the Century’ in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final
- Leicester City winning the Premier League in 2015/16
- Serena Williams winning her first Wimbledon title in 2002
- Manchester City completing the treble in 2023
- Jenson Button and Brawn GP winning the 2009 Formula 1 World Championship
- Michael Schumacher’s seventh World Championship win in Formula 1 in 2004
- Sergio Aguero’s last minute Premier League title winning goal for Manchester City in 2012
- Ellie Simmonds winning double Gold at the 2012 London Paralympics
- Rebecca Adlington’s double Olympic swimming Gold in 2008
- Adam Peaty winning back-to-back Olympic Golds in the 100m breaststroke in 2020
- Europe’s ‘Miracle at Medinah’ Ryder Cup comeback win in 2012
- Sir Bradley Wiggins’ Tour de France victory in 2012
- Nicola Adams becoming the first woman to win an Olympic boxing Gold at the 2012 Olympics
- Michael Phelps becoming the most decorated Olympian with 22 medals in 2008
- Goran Ivanisevic winning Wimbledon as a wildcard entrant in 2001
- Watford and Leicester City’s dramatic play off semi-final in 2013
- Paula Radcliffe’s marathon world record in 2003
- Wrexham being promoted to EFL League One – the year after being promoted to EFL League Two
- Tiger Woods winning the 2019 Masters, his first major victory in more than a decade
- Wigan Athletic’s 2013 FA Cup win
- Sheffield Wednesday’s 5-1 EFL League One play-off second leg victory against Peterborough Utd to overturn a 4-0 first leg defeat, progressing to the final on penalties in 2023
- Japan beating South Africa in the 2015 Rugby World Cup
- Ipswich Town being promoted to the Premier League – the year after being promoted to EFL League One