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"Who can follow a man like you as manager of United?" asked a journalist looking for a sound
bite that he could relay across England. "Oh I don't know about that," replied Sir Matt Busby in a
thick Scottish accent with a proud smile across his face.
The year was 1969.
It's understandable why it's forgotten even amongst the staunchest Manchester United
supporters.
FC Barcelona was adjudged the World Team of the Year by the Laueres Award comittee, in a grand
ceremony held in London. This is the first time FC Barcelona is winning the prestigous award, which
in some circles is called "The Osacr of Sporting World". Club president Sandro Rosell received the
award for Barca.
For the vast majority of people, the first days in February don't mean anything else apart from
bitterly cold weather – or scorching hot, depending on which side of the equator you wake up –
and a disheartening feeling deriving from the realization that summer holidays are still very far
away. For people that were [.
Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton has revealed who he thinks the best player in the
world is and it's not a former United great. While many Manchester United fans still name Cristiano
Ronaldo as the best and most complete player in the world, Charlton has hailed the qualities of
Barcelona's Lionel Messi.
Wayne Rooney has sung the praises of his team mate Ryan Giggs, who turned 38-years-old today,
claiming that United should put a statue of him outside the ground.
"If there's one player over the last 20 to 25 years who deserves a statue outside Old
Trafford, it's Ryan Giggs, because what Giggsy has done here is absolutely incredible," he
said.
We have seen in Part I how the term 'Man U', considered objectionable by many supporters today,
was created entirely uncontroversially by newspapers at least sixty years ago, as an easy printed
abbreviation for Manchester United. Used initially almost exclusively for fixtures, results and
league tables, it only later became part of grassroots speech a little later.
Phil Jones has been incredibly popular with Manchester United fans since joining from Blackburn
in the summer. All the top clubs went in for him but as soon as he spoke to Sir Alex Ferguson,
Jones made up his mind that he wanted to be a red.
Sir Bobby Charlton, who played alongside George Best and Denise Law, claimed Duncan Edwards, who
lost his life in Munich, was the only player who ever made him inferior.
Sir Bobby Charlton has spoken out about Manchester United's fantastic start to the Premier
League season. The club legend has been very impressed with Sir Alex Ferguson's men after they
maintained their winning start at the weekend.
United dished out a 3-1 defeat to Chelsea, making it five wins from five games at the start of
the new campaign.
By Chris Wright
Sir Bobby Charlton poses alongside his vast blue velvet hat collection at his home in Cheshire
in May of 1970 after winning his 100th England cap the previous week against Nothern Ireland
(scoring his penultimate 48th international goal in the process)...
Ready for your close-up Mr Charlton?
SIR BOBBY CHARLTON believes that Wayne Rooney can be the leader of the young Manchester United pack
evoking memories of Eric Cantona.
United great Charlton praised the important role Cantona played in helping nurture the careers of
David Beckham, Gary Neville, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes in the 1990s.
Sir Bobby Charlton has today claimed he thinks Wayne Rooney can break his goalscoring record for
Manchester United.
Our legend saw his appearances record broken by Ryan Giggs during the 2008 European Cup final in
Moscow, but has still scored 98 more goals than any other player in the history of our club.
Wayne Rooney is on course to shatter Sir Bobby Charlton's all-time Manchester United
goal-scoring record of 249-goals by the time he turns 30.
In his seven years at United Rooney has averaged 21 goals a season. If he maintains that rate,
the 25-year-old Rooney will hit his 250th United goal at the age of 30.
Here are some collection of very old goals from the archive, mostly are non-famous goals or at
least not over-consumed by media such like the WC goals. Okay, to say it is historical, i selected
them to be at least 20 years old, so they are up to 1991, I will arrange them historically
1961, I start with this goal from the 1961 European Cup final, scored by, Czibor , a Hungarian
player who used to play in Barcelona.
FC Barcelona has been drawn into Group H of 2011-12 UEFA Champions League Goup stage. AC Milan
from Italy, Bate Borisov from Belarus and FC Viktoria Plzeň from Czech republic joined Barca in
Group H to make for an interesting group. AC Milan is seven times Champions whereas Borisov is
playing in Champions League for the second time and FC Viktoria Plzeň will make their Champions
League debut this season.
Refresh for updates (F5)
Group A
Bayern Munich
Villarreal
City
Napoli
Group B
Inter Milan
CSKA Moscow
Lille
Trabzonspor
Group C
Manchester United
Benfica
FC Basel
Otelul Galati
Group D
Real Madrid
Lyon
Ajax
Dinamo Zagreb
Group E
Chelsea
Valencia
Bayer Leverkusen
KRC Genk
Group F
Arsenal
Marseille
Olympiakos
Borussia Dortmund
Group G
FC Porto
Shakhtar Donetsk
Zenit St Petersburg
APOEL Nicosia
Group H
Barcelona
AC Milan
Bate Borisov
Viktoria Plzen
POT 1: United, Barcelona, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Porto
and Inter Milan.
17.08.2011 - Leyenda viva del Manchester United y caballero del imperio británico, (Sir)
Bobby Charlton baila al ritmo de Beyoncé junto a Michael Vaughan (jugador de cricket) en el
marco de un acto benéfico en la ciudad de Manchester.
Visto en Bardeportes.caligula
Yes, sir, Bob can boogie An early contender for strangest video of the season comes in the form of
this footage of Sir Bobby Charlton dancing to a Beyonce track at a charity event. The Manchester
United legend and World Cup winner, now aged 73, showed off his moves as he joined in with a [...]
By Chris Wright
Just Sir Bobby Charlton, a man of 73 no less, laying down a few choice moves with former
England cricketer Michael Vaughan at a charity event in Manchester t'other day...
Gawd bless him.
Video: Mancunian Matters
There's only one Paul Scholes. And after his testimonial game, we probably will never see him
don a red jersey ever again. To categorize Scholes is to do him cosmic injustice. To describe a
talent beyond words is a fool's errand. Yet the player, who meant so much to so many different fans
and players, deserves a tribute.
Sir Bobby Charlton is impressed by the way Manchester United's newcomers are already blending in
and bedding down for the new season as the club conclude their United States pre-season tour with a
prestigious friendly against FC Barcelona.
Victor Decolongon/Getty Images(Bleacher Report) England is the birthplace of the world's greatest
game. Not only does it have the title of home of the beautiful game, but it is also home to many
legendary players in the sport.
Men like Peter Shilton, who holds the record for the most caps in the English National Team at 125,
and Manchester United immortal, Sir Bobby Charlton.
Here are some scattered business thoughts on the MLS All Star Hub and other items from Major
League Soccer's descent on New York. The Hub itself is set in a swanky SoHo building decorated
with a clubby feel. Most of the league sponsors are represented through various themed booths
in the Hub that offer an array of interactive events.
As Uefa's financial fair play rules come into force, they are presenting a major challenge for
some of England's leading teams. Manchester United, just named as the world's richest club by
Forbes magazine, generate too much cash flow to be seriously troubled. Their commercial revenues
alone are expected to break thru the £100m barrier this year.
As Uefa's financial fair play rules come into force, they are presenting a major challenge for
some of England's leading teams. Manchester United, just named as the world's richest club by
Forbes magazine, generate too much cash flow to be seriously troubled. Their commercial revenues
alone are expected to break thru the £100m barrier this year.
In the last 15 to 20 years the best central midfielder that I have seen — the most complete
— is Scholes. I have spoken with Xabi Alonso about this many times. Scholes is a spectacular
player who has everything. He can play the final pass, he can score, he is strong, he never gets
knocked off the ball and he doesn't give possession away.
In the last 15 to 20 years the best central midfielder that I have seen — the most complete
— is Scholes. I have spoken with Xabi Alonso about this many times. Scholes is a spectacular
player who has everything. He can play the final pass, he can score, he is strong, he never gets
knocked off the ball and he doesn't give possession away.
Sir Bobby is allowed to recollect his memories of the 1968 European Cup defeat of Benfica in 1968
and give his thoughts on Saturday nights Final against Barcelona. It makes for a fascinating
story...
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- United have had a higher average attendance than City EVERY SINGLE SEASON since 1947.
- United players have won the European Player of the Year four times (Sir Bobby Charlton, Denis
Law, George Best and Cristiano Ronaldo). City players have won it zero times.
- When City won the league in the 1968, they had the 6th highest attendance in the country.
MANAGING a football club is a highly stressful job as there is an unrelenting pressure to grind
out results week in week out.
The past week has seen two of Britain's most decorated managers wage war on the media for
different reasons after their sides saw their domestic and European ambitions dented
respectively.
Another lung-busting performance Manchester United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton was
snapped enjoying a smoke in the Wembley dressing room in this little-seen photograph from the 1963
FA Cup final. The image is one of a range of unseen and rare photographs dug up from the archives
of photo agency Colorsport.
Sir Bobby Charlton is deservedly a national hero. It is easy to forget how major a star he was
in his day, and difficult to fathom just how huge he would be if playing nowadays.
But Sir Bobby Charlton is also the official flag-waver-in-chief for Manchester United and, not
for the first time, his interpretation of the facts is completely delusional.
Sir Bobby Charlton is deservedly a national hero. It is easy to forget how major a star he was
in his day, and difficult to fathom just how huge he would be if playing nowadays.
But Sir Bobby Charlton is also the official flag-waver-in-chief for Manchester United and, not
for the first time, his interpretation of the facts is completely delusional.
Sir Bobby Charlton was in Abu Dhabi this week for the Laureus Sports Awards. He was asked about
Manchester City owner, Sheikh Mansour, who he recently met, and Sir Bobby claims that he was more
interested in talking about the reds than the blues.
"This [Abu Dhabi] is not the home of Manchester City," said Charlton.
A moment of repose before the big day ahead.
6th February 1958.
A plane crashes on a runway in Munich. 23 of the 44 passengers die, including eight Manchester
United
players.
Among them was Duncan Edwards. It is football's tragedy that we will never know the player he could
have been:
Is it possible that Duncan Edwards was really that good?
By Chris Wright
Take that George Best! In your squinty face Paul Scholes! Stick it up your trumpet Eric
Cantona!
By virtue of a poll conducted by both Inside United magazine and the club's official website,
Ryan Giggs has been voted as Manchester United's greatest ever player.
Inside United readers, as well as fans on the official website, have voted for their all time
top ten Manchester United players.
1. Ryan Giggs
2. Eric Cantona
3. George Best
4. Sir Bobby Charlton
5. Cristiano Ronaldo
6. Paul Scholes
7. David Beckham
8.
Legends simply don't come any bigger than this. Blackpool's Jimmy Armfield and Manchester United
all time great Sir Bobby Charlton are just two of England immortals who are World Cup winners. When
a...
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