LONDON – England World Cup winner Geoff Hurst and former Manchester United star David Beckham led the tributes to Bobby Charlton, who died on...
Fans applaud in tribute to the late Manchester United great Bobby Charlton as his picture is displayed on a screen during the match between Middlesbrough and Birmingham City.
“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, not just in Manchester and our country where he won the World Cup in 1966. “Sir Bobby was always great with me. We had conversations not just about football but about life,” said the former striker, who has just returned to English football as Birmingham City manager.
“A champion on and off the pitch and a Busby Babe that paved the way for all to come at United,” he added.For former United captain Rio Ferdinand, Charlton was “Mr Manchester United”. He recalled exchanging words with him when United won the European Cup for the third time in 2008.