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"George Best was one of the most talented players of all time and probably the best footballer who never made it to a major world final." — 1974 World Cup winning West Germany captain Franz Beckenbauer on Best not playing at a World Cup .
Oct 29, 2024 · George Best (born May 22, 1946, Belfast, Northern Ireland—died November 25, 2005, London, England) was an Irish-born football (soccer) player who was one of the premier forwards in the game’s history and a fashionable playboy off the field.
George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish footballer. He played as a winger. Best played most of his club career at Manchester United. Best is said to be one of the best players in the history of the sport. [2] He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1968 and came fifth in the FIFA Player of the Century vote ...
Celebrating the genius of George Best Video. George Best made his United debut in September 1963 and he remains one of our greatest-ever players...
George Best had squandered one of the rarest and most precious football talents ever seen in favour of a self-indulgent merry-go-round of birds and booze. He reached unimaginable heights with his outrageous skills in a career that lasted a mere six years at the top, before self-destructing into alcoholism, bankruptcy and jail.
George Best. B lessed with electric pace, killer goal scoring instincts and fantastic dribbling ability, George Best was one of the most naturally gifted football players of all time. Along with Bobby Charlton and Denis Law, Best formed the Holy Trinity of Manchester United, a trio that would lead the club to their first European Cup trophy. It ...
Nov 25, 2020 · Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, himself a Manchester United fan, said: "George should be remembered as the very best at what he did. He was quite simply a football genius."
George Best (1946–2005), also known as Georgie Best, was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United. An mesmerising dribbler and and unimaginable goal-score, Best was one of the best players in the history of the sport.
Nov 25, 2005 · Manchester United football legend George Best will be remembered for his dazzling skill on the pitch, and for his champagne lifestyle away from it. Best was a footballing genius. He had speed,...
Nov 25, 2015 · Former footballer George Best died in hospital at the age of 59 after suffering multiple organ failure on 25 November 2005. Ten years on we look back at his life.
