 Alan Mullery became the first player to be sent off while playing for England.In Mexico, for the 1970 World Cup, many observers considered that England had a stronger squad than in 1966.The world-class nucleus of Bobby Charlton, Moore and Gordon Banks was still intact; Hurst, Peters and Alan Ball had further enhanced their reputations, and Mullery, Terry Cooper, Colin Bell and Allan Clarke had been added to the squad.