Less well - known is the role played by Birmingham in that glorious summer .
That is just one of the revelations in a new book by journalist Ian Passingham , entitled 66 : The World Cup In Real Time , released to mark the 50th anniversary .
Less well - known is the role played by Birmingham in that glorious summer , but that is just one of the revelations in a new book by journalist Ian Passingham , entitled 66 : The World Cup In Real Time , released to mark the 50th anniversary .