On Tuesday, Manchester United paid tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton, who died on Saturday, with a minute’s silence and another round of applause, as well as a crown led by Erik ten Hagbefore the Champions League match against FC Copenhagen.
Banners, posters and black armbands can be seen in the ‘Theatre of Dreams’, where Charlton became one of, if not the most important player in United’s history.
Furthermore, the stadium’s public address system did not play the song ‘This is the One’, by The Stone Roses, as the players leave, as a sign of respect for the club’s legend.
Charlton, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2020, was part of the Manchester United team that won three leagues and the 1968 European Cup, in addition to surviving the plane crash that occurred in Munich ten years ago and where he lost some of his teammates. life..
Named a Knight of the British Empire in 1994 by Queen Elizabeth II, he played 106 times as an international for England and scored 49 goals, featuring in the World Cup the ‘Three Lions’ won against Germany in 1966 at the old Wembley .
Source: La Verdad
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