MPX5149557: England's preparations for the World Cup finals in July are hotting up. Mr Alf Ramsey, the team manager has gathered 27 players together at Lilleshall, Shropshire, for 12 days of training. He will name 22 next Friday for the Continental tour, and these men, he says, "will be the World Cup squad. " The problem is, which 5 to leave out? Mr Ramsey hopes to find the answer during the training, "although it will be the hardest decision I have ever had to make. " Our photo shows some of the players getting ready for a training session. 9th June 1966 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5149558: The Newcastle Municipal Sports Stadium in 17th April 1967 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5149565: Welsh long jumper Lynn (the leap) Davies of Glamorgan breaks record by jumping 26ft . 4 3/4 ins in 1964 at White City meeting / Bridgeman Images

MPX5149567: Home Secretary Henry Brooke leaves Number 10 Downing Street after a meeting. 19th June 1963. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5149571: John Thaw and Dennis Waterman - March 1978 filming for the TV series "The Sweeney" - Television 1960s Actors / Bridgeman Images

MPX5149572: Dorothy Hyman September 1962 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5149574: Stars of The Sweeney John Thaw & Dennis Waterman 1976 sign autographs for fans / Bridgeman Images

MPX5149585: John Thaw during filming of The Sweeney 1975 with lollipop sweet. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5149588: American rock singer Alice Cooper performing in concert at the Hammersmith Odeon during his Special Forces tour. 17th February 1982. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5149599: Ray Stephenson with his record collection, April 1980 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5148708: Crowds of protestors make their way up the Strand in Central London during a mass demonstration against the war in Vietnam. 27th October 1968. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5148709: Linda Bird Johnson, daughter of the US President, at a party in a pub on Old Kent Road with Michael Caine and Liz Frazer in attendance. 26th July 1967 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5148713: Linda Bird Johnson, daughter of the US President, at a party in a pub on Old Kent Road with Michael Caine and Liz Frazer in attendance. 26th July 1967 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5148719: Actor Michael Caine gives an interview to a Sunday Mirror journalist. 13th August 1981. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5148720: Actor Michael Caine gives an interview to a Sunday Mirror journalist. 13th August 1981. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5148724: Michael Caine with his wife Shakira, December 1976 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5148731: Oedipus The King Premiere, stars Michael Caine and Elizabeth Ercy. 11th June 1968. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5148735: Michael Caine and Shelley Winters filming 'Alfie' at the Tower of London. 30th June 1965 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5148757: Denis Law escorted to the train at Victoria Station in Sheffield by a policeman following his hearing before the FA Disciplinary Committee at the Royal Victoria Hotel. 13th December 1964. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5148765: English League Division One match at Hillsborough. Sheffield Wednesday 1 v Manchester United 1. United 's George Best leaps up to meet Francis Burns free kick to save a point for United. 16th September 1967 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5148766: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, talks to 14 borstel boys during his visit to Polmont Young Offenders Institution in Reddingmuirhead, Falkirk, 28th May 1969. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5148775: English League Division One match at Hillsborough. Sheffield Wednesday 1 v Liverpool 1. Wedneday's Sam Ellis battles Peter Thompson of Liverpool for the ball. 30th August 1969 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5148782: English League Division One match at Hillsborough. Sheffield Wednesday 1 v Manchester United 1. A near miss for Sheffield Wednesday as goalkeeper Peter Springett dives frantically to try and save a Bobby Charlton shot, which ended up going just wide. 16th September 1967 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5148786: English League Division One match at Hillsborough. Sheffield Wednesday 1 v Manchester United 1. Whitham of Sheffield Wednesday jumps up for the ball with Manchester United defender Dunne. 16th September 1967 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5148801: Filming Dr Who. The Drahvins from the planet Drahva in Galaxy Four. 1965. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5148802: Filming Dr Who. The Drahvins from the planet Drahva in Galaxy Four. 1965. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5148805: On location filming Dr Who, September 1967 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5156410: Tory party leader Sir Alec Douglas Home seen here speaking at a Conservative party meeting at Hampstead Town Hall. 3rd February 1965 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5156412: The Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas Home seen here at his mansion in Coldstream, Berwickshire with his favourite Labrador gun dog. 25th October 1963 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5156413: Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas Home speaking at Bury, Lancashire. 3rd February 1964 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5156420: Sir Alec Douglas Home seen here during a hustings meeting at Watford Town Hall during the run up to the 1964 general election. 7th October 1964 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5156424: Sir Gerald David Nunes Nabarro was a British Conservative Party politician of the 1950s and 1960s. Nabarro had a flamboyant public profile and a reputation for taking maverick political stances. (Picture) Sir Gerald Nabarro presenting a framed photograph of himself to Hill & Cakemoor conservative club, Blackheath. Mr T.H Parkes, president is in the centre, and Mr J.L Taylor (Chairman) is on the right. 2nd January 1968 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5156428: Sir Alec Douglas Home arriving at a hustings meeting at Watford Town Hall during the run up to the 1964 general election, is confronted by a demonstration by local communists. 7th October 1964 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5156430: Some young people Rock and Roll dancing at a club in Gateshead on February 15, 1980 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5156438: St Patrick's Day March, Birmingham, 16th March 1969 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5156444: St Patrick's Day March, Birmingham, 16th March 1969 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images