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Sir Alf Ramsey was so calm, he famously told his staff to calm down after Sir Geoff Hurst’s fourth goal for England in the World Cup final. However, a story of Sir Ramsey having a blazing row with the iconic Billy Wright has been detailed.

It involved Wright, Sir Ramsey and a non-league manager named Charlie Phillips. The latter introduced Ramsey to the mysterious world of freemasonry. Details of this row was revealed by Graham Phillips, the son of Charlie.

Speaking to Mirror Football, he said: “That the true story of what happened behind the scenes, on the pitch and in the dressing room at the Hungary game in 1953 was significantly different to what was reported at the time, and subsequently, and involved a final break between Alf and Wright.”

It’s claimed Wright was given specific instructions during England’s 6-3 loss to Hungari in 1953, bit ignored them, leading to a horrendous row between the two. Graham added: “After the game Wright stood up, went over to manager Walter Winterbottom, put his arm around his shoulder and said: ‘Never mind, if you had picked a different team perhaps things would have been better’.

“Ramsey heard this and was furious on two counts. Firstly that Wright had broken a confidence on the team selection issue and secondly that he was absolving himself of any responsibility for the performance.

“Ramsey in as measured tones as he could manage, blamed Wright at some length for undermining the strategy that they had been asked to play. Not once but twice. Once that had let to the first goal and secondly after the team had played so well within the strategic plan to get the equaliser. This time it was personal and Wright knew it.

“Ramsey was standing with his back to the dressing room door as he was speaking standing two or three feet away from Wright and Winterbottom.

“Shortly after he began to speak he noticed that both men were not making eye contact but were looking behind him. He turned round to see that two men and suits had entered the dressing room while he had been speaking.”

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