{"id":4059,"date":"2023-10-21T20:17:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T20:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infundpros.com\/business\/english-football-legend-sir-bobby-charlton-dies-aged-86\/"},"modified":"2023-10-21T20:17:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T20:17:06","slug":"english-football-legend-sir-bobby-charlton-dies-aged-86","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infundpros.com\/?p=4059","title":{"rendered":"English football legend Sir Bobby Charlton dies aged 86"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Unlock the Editor\u2019s Digest for free<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__content-sign-up-topic-description\"><span>Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"article__content-sign-up-iframe close\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"signUpIframe\" data-prev-url=\"\/register\/in-article-sign-up?ft-content-uuid=6bbb4025-d151-4682-bd79-b7e67201aeb3\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Sir Bobby Charlton, one of the most loved and decorated players in the history of English football, has died aged 86. <\/p>\n<p>The former Manchester United forward played for his country 106 times and was a key member of the England team that lifted the World Cup in 1966, alongside his older brother Jack. He won the Ballon d\u2019Or, the award for Europe\u2019s best player, in the same year. During his international career he scored 49 times, an English record that stood for 45 years. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSir Bobby was a hero to millions, not just in Manchester, or the United Kingdom, but wherever football is played around the world,\u201d United said in a statement on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was admired as much for his sportsmanship and integrity as he was for his outstanding qualities as a footballer; Sir Bobby will always be remembered as a giant of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Charlton played 758 times for United and scored 249 goals in a club career that brought three league titles and victory in the European Cup in 1968. <\/p>\n<p>He survived the Munich air disaster in 1958, when a plane carrying the United team \u2014 along with journalists and fans \u2014 home from a match in Belgrade crashed while taking off. Of the 44 people on board, 23 died, including eight United players. Charlton, who was 20 at the time, returned to the pitch a month later. <\/p>\n<p>Following his playing career, he served as a director at United for 39 years. The South Stand at Old Trafford, United\u2019s home ground, was renamed the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand in 2016. There is a statue of Charlton along with fellow United legends George Best and Denis Law outside the stadium, marking the trio\u2019s part in the club\u2019s European Cup win. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"n-content-image n-content-image--full\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 700px)\"  width=\"2274\" height=\"1516\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 490px)\"  width=\"1516\" height=\"1516\"><\/source><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/infundpros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/https:\/\/d1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.net\/production\/053f7187-a285-4cad-8fee-31290aca496d.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-image-type=\"image\" width=\"2274\" height=\"1516\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"n-content-picture__caption\"><span>Bobby Charlton raises the Jules Rimet trophy following England\u2019s 4-2 victory over West Germany in the World Cup Final at Wembley Stadium in 1966<\/span><span> <!-- -->\u00a9 Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>England manager Gareth Southgate said that Charlton was \u201cone of the gentlemen of the game\u201d, adding: \u201cThe world of football will unite in its sadness at losing an undisputed legend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former England and United player David Beckham, whose middle name is Robert, said: \u201cSir Bobby was the reason I had the opportunity to play for Manchester United. I will be forever grateful to a man I was named after, someone I looked up to and was a hero to many around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Football Association said there would a tribute to Charlton at Wembley Stadium when England play Malta on November 17. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/6bbb4025-d151-4682-bd79-b7e67201aeb3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unlock the Editor\u2019s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. 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