In a loud and respectful applause for an emotional minute, the public who attended the stadium Bramall Lane said goodbye and said his last goodbye to Sir Bobby Charlton, a legend of British football whose spirit was present before the start of the rivalry between SheffieldEdit and the Manchester Unitedformer team key man of the English team that won the World Cup in 1966.
The death of Bobby Charlton This Saturday at the age of 86 he disrupted the day of Premier League. The tributes followed one another for a legend of world football, golden ball in 1966 and champion of 1968 European Cup. An icon that even has a statue at Old Trafford, like Gerge Best or Denis Low, the Holy Trinity of the English club. Even the name of an Old Trafford stand is dedicated to Bobby Charlton.
That’s why the minute’s silence at Bramall Lane is more special than any other. His team, for which he played between 1954 and 1973, appeared on the scene to face Sheffield and all eyes fell on United’s eleven players and coaching staff.
The first to leave the locker room was the captain, Bruno Fernandescarrying in her arms a floral centerpiece with the message: “In memory of the love you have for BObby Charlton“. Then, the lineups were announced over the public address system and before the first whistle came the most emotional moment of the night.
An image of Bobby Charton appear on the video scoreboard Bramall Lane and within a minute the entire crowd was applauding with respect for what must surely have been one of the greatest players in the history of British football. There were some tears on the bench United and the match started after sixty seconds of the highest respect for a world football legend.
Source: La Verdad
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