Manchester fired this Monday Sir Bobby Charlton with a procession that brought thousands of people through the streets of the city and a funeral in the cathedral for those closest to the legend of Manchester United.
Sir Bobby Charltonwho died at the age of 86 on October 21 from the effects of a fall at the residence where he was staying to treat his dementia, was joined by thousands of people around the Old Traffordwhere people have been laying flowers since his death was announced.
Items deposited by fans these days in the Old Trafford area can be found in the club’s museum, as has been done in those Sir Matt Busby when he died in 1994. The flowers will be used in the gardens of the training center of United in Carrington and plastics will be recycled.
Butragueño represented Real Madrid
The funeral was conducted by his wife, Ruleand his daughters, Suzanne and Andrea. Players from the current United squad attended the service, such as HHarry Maguire and Luke Shawlike legends Sir Alex Fergusonformer players like Michael Carrick and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and former United teammates who won the European Cup in 1968, the first in the club’s history. On behalf of Real Madrid he attended Emilio Butragueño, director of institutional relations of the white club.
In total, about 1,000 people attended the funeral, including the prince Williamcurrent president of the English Football Federation (FA).
Sir Bobby Charltonpossibly the best player in the history of Manchester United and for the English team, he played 758 games for the ‘red devils’, scored 249 goals and won three leagues, an FA Cup and a European Cup. In Englandwas part of the team that won the 1966 World Cup.
Source: La Verdad
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