HERO HURST IS FEARING THE WURST

ENGLAND World Cup legend Sir Geoff Hurst is bracing himself for shocking news – he may actually be German! The hat-trick hero of England’s 4-2 win over West Germany in 1966 is set to undergo an AncestryDNA test after revealing a German connection on his mother’s side. Sky Bet is working with Sir Geoff and Ancestry on his family history research, which includes a saliva analysis, to discover how close he was to being known by his German equivalent ‘Gottfried Hürst’. He said: “Many years ago I heard of this story from my grandparents on my mother’s side that there was some connection with a German name, a German family called Blick. “I’m fascinated to see any research that can justify my thoughts. But I’m not sure it would have gone down too well in this country.” Sky Bet’s Sandro Di Michele said: “It would be the biggest shock of all for English football if Sir Geoff is revealed to be German.”