Ballon d’Or winner and Manchester United and England national team legend Bobby Charlton passed away on October 21, aged 86. This has been reported official website British team.
Manchester United mourns the death of Sir Bobby Charlton, one of the greatest and best-loved players in the club’s history. He was admired both for his sportsmanship and integrity and for his outstanding qualities as a football player; Sir Bobby will forever be remembered as a giant of the game. “The Club extends its deepest condolences to Sir Bobby’s wife, Lady Norma, his daughters and grandchildren.”
Charlton spent most of his career at Manchester United (606 matches). As part of the club, he won the English Championship three times, the National Cup once and the European Champions Cup (Champions League).
At the 1966 World Cup, Charlton won the cup as part of the England team. In the final his team beat the German team with a score of 4:2. Charlton scored three goals in the tournament.
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