England's last World Cup winner doesn't have a single cap for the Three Lions

England take on Italy in a repeat of the Euro 2021 final on Tuesday.

Simone Perrotta has been labelled 'England's last World Cup winner' - though he did not make a single appearance for the Three Lions.

Although Perrotta was eligible, he was capped 48 times by Italy and was part of the side who beat France on penalties to win the coveted trophy in Berlin.

Perrotta was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, to Italian parents who had emigrated.

After moving in the 1970s, he developed an affinity for Manchester United and his dream was fulfilled when his son played for Roma at Old Trafford in the Champions League in 2007.

The family moved back to hometown Cerisano, in the south of Italy in 1983 when Simone was just six.

Perrotta climbed through the ranks at Reggina before turning out for the likes of Juventus, Bari, Chievo and Roma - where he spent the bulk of his career.

He spent nine seasons with the Giallorossi, winning the Coppa Italia on two occasions.

In 2010, he had a statue erected outside the Tameside Stadium, home of Non-League side Curzon Ashton.

The bust is next to sculptures of fellow Tameside World Cup winners Geoff Hurst and Jimmy Armfield - who both held the prize in 1966.

"It was my uncle, who still lives there, who told me about it," he told Chris Stark, then of Radio 1, in 2016.

"The fact that in England, in Ashton-Under-Lyne, something tangible has been left by building a statue in my name makes me happy and proud to have been born in England."