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Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United and England soccer great, dies at 86

Bobby Charlton, English soccer icon & 1966 World Cup winner, died at 86. He was a gifted midfielder, never sent off in 758 appearances for United & 106 for England. He survived the 1958 Munich crash & won 3 English league titles & 1 FA Cup. He was admired for…

The Hindu

‘Truly a national hero’: football world pays tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton

David Beckham, Sir Geoff Hurst and many more from across the football world and beyond have paid their respects to Sir Bobby Charlton

The Guardian - UK

Thoroughly red: Bobby Charlton lived out his Manchester United dream

From Busby Babe to European Cup winner to his years as a director, Charlton personified the Old Trafford club

The Guardian - UK

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Sir Bobby Charlton obituary

England’s most successful footballer, a player who won all the major honours and was admired for his gentlemanly behaviour

The Guardian - UK

Sir Bobby Charlton turned tragedy into triumph with unique style and perseverance

The England and Manchester United legend, who insisted surviving the Munich air disaster in 1958 was a ‘miracle’, overcame tragedy to win the European Cup and World Cup

The Independent UK

Bobby Charlton: the miner’s son who became a gifted, global icon

From modest beginnings to a career like no other, Charlton, who has died aged 86, came to symbolise the best of English football. He was world renowned yet never forgot his roots

The Guardian - UK

From Hampden to Wembley: Six of Bobby Charlton’s greatest games

The Manchester United and England superstar, who has died aged 86, shaped matches with his brilliant skill and goals

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Man United, England soccer great Bobby Charlton dies at 86

Man United and England soccer great Bobby Charlton has died at the age of 86

The Independent UK

The sweeper-keeper is redefining soccer’s sense of risk

André Onana has had a miserable start to life at Manchester United, but his struggles are emblematic of a broader shift in the sport

The Guardian - US

Liverpool’s transfer business, and a man chasing his own hat in the wind

In today’s Football Daily: Goodbye Hendo, hello Endo; and remembering Michael Parkinson’s love for the game

The Guardian - UK

Sir Michael Parkinson obituary

One of the great television interviewers who started out as a reporter on a local newspaper in his native Yorkshire

The Guardian - UK

He hated John Wayne, riled Meg Ryan and sparred with Ali: Michael Parkinson defined the British chat show

With his relaxed charm and Yorkshire brogue, Michael Parkinson got some of the world’s biggest stars to open up. Martin Chilton pays tribute to once-in-a generation broadcaster Michael Parkinson, who has died at the age of 88

The Independent UK

Noel Gallagher reveals past visits to George Best's famous bachelor pad

"It was like this futuristic glass box of a house and you could see him watching TV with Miss World."

Belfast Live

Messi is heading to the US as Saudi Arabia kicks off bidding war with MLS for aging soccer stars

The announcements on consecutive days that the storied Real Madrid and France soccer star Karim Benzema is joining the Saudi Pro League and that Lionel Messi, thought by many to be soccer’s GOAT, intends to play in the United States’ Major League Soccer may mark the beginning of a new…

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Soccer Saturday legend Jeff Stelling: 'What's changed about football? These days you can go to the toilet without risking dysentery'

Jeff Stelling is retiring from Soccer Saturday after almost 30 years at the helm. Here, he tells FourFourTwo about how he was traumatised by sharing a room with Chris Kamara

Daily Mirror

Linda Lusardi fears pal Paul Gascoigne will die from boozy lifestyle like George Best

The ex-model became friends with Gazza when he signed for Spurs as a teenager and moved in opposite her and her Spurs fan husband

The Independent UK

Rising stars have chance to emulate footballing greats at FIFA youth tournament

This year’s Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup will be held on May 17 and 18.

Daily Mirror

Inside invitation tournament Man Utd have won 18 times - but football fans know little about

It's an event founded more than 80 years ago and has helped breed some of the greatest players in footballing history, but very few fans are aware of its significance

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Manchester Evening News

Jimmy Murphy statue ceremony brings out the soul in Manchester United

He was not a 'sir' or a Ballon d'Or winner, but Jimmy Murphy's legacy at Man United is comparable with the five others immortalised in bronze at Old Trafford.

Newsroom.co.nz

This week's bestselling books

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias (plus massive book giveaway)

Belfast Live

Katherine Ryan on staying in George Best's childhood home in Belfast

Katherine Ryan talked about the experience on an episode of her popular podcast Katherine Ryan: Telling Everybody Everything

Belfast Live

George Best's son Calum on speaking openly about hair loss after 'sixth hair transplant'

"I think I was one of the first men all those years ago to openly speak about doing this"

Evening Standard

Calum Best undergoes groundbreaking sixth hair transplant with new locks grafted from his beard

The model, 42, started losing his hair in his early 20s

Manchester Evening News

Calum Best says he feels 'ten years younger' after SIXTH hair transplant with Manchester surgeon

The son of United legend George Best said he feels 'so much better about myself' after the treatment

The Guardian - UK

‘Diana Dors screamed about George Best while rubbing herself against a young man’: how we made Deep End

‘A friend,’ recalls director Jerzy Skolimowski, ‘told me a story about a diamond that was lost for ever after being dropped in snow. I thought: “But you could grab the snow, melt it and get it back.” It seemed a great idea for a film’

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