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The Latest Breaking News from George Best

Mick McDermott ignoring 'balloons' wanting him out of Glentoran

Pressure has been mounting on McDermott following Glentoran's poor run of form

Belfast Live

Carl Frampton on why George Best will always be a 'Northern Ireland hero'

"George was a superstar. They called him the Fifth Beatle. He was the boy."

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland great Pat Jennings celebrates being made a CBE

Jennings’ 119 caps for Northern Ireland stood as a record until October 2020

The Independent UK

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Visionary Pele was the giant amongst giants and we will never see the like again

John Gibson remember the Brazilian icon, who sadly passed away on Thursday

Chronicle Live

George Cohen: World Cup hero, England's greatest ever right-back and a thoroughly good man

The 1966 England World Cup winning star was a hero on and off the pitch as George Cohen spent his latter days campaigning for research into dementia and even volunteered to donate his brain to medical science

Daily Mirror

George Cohen: Remembering the gentleman of Fulham feared by George Best

I can still see George Cohen now, elbows out, galloping up the wing, a truly positive right-back in first our domestic game for Fulham – and then for England.

Evening Standard

George Cohen: Sir Geoff Hurst and Gary Lineker pay tribute to England’s 1966 World Cup ‘footballing immortal’

Tributes continue to pour in for George Cohen following his death at the age of 83.

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George Best's son Calum pays warm tribute on 17th anniversary of legend's death

Manchester United legend George Best died 17 years ago today on November 25, 2005

Belfast Live

A Belfast boy's tribute to George Best 17 years on from his death

Northern Ireland and Manchester United football legend George Best died 17 years ago on November 25, 2005

Belfast Live

Ronaldo wanted to be centre-stage but now has to head for the exit door

The striker is right in saying Manchester United have made mistakes but the club’s worst error was to re-sign him

The Guardian - UK

10 best footballers to have never played a World Cup game including three Man Utd legends

A number of the world’s iconic players have played at the showpiece tournament but at the same time, a vast array of iconic players have not had the pleasure of strutting their stuff at the World Cup despite hugely successful careers

Daily Mirror

"I loved him" - Michael Parkinson holds back the tears as he remembers George Best

Michael Parkinson first met football legend George Best when the Belfast hero arrived in Manchester at the age of 16

Belfast Live

Alejandro Garnacho compared to three Manchester United legends including Cristiano Ronaldo

The highly-rated teenager came off the Man Utd bench to provide a stunning assist vs Aston Villa.

Manchester Evening News

Your chance to live on street called home by David Bowie and George Best

Oakley Street has been occupied by famous faces including Bob Marley and Oscar Wilde

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Wales Online

House in street where Oscar Wilde, David Bowie and George Best lived now on sale for £10m

While it was built in 1870 the house has only had three owners in its lifetime.

Daily Mirror

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins final sees four of the seven stars pass intense course

Maisie Smith, AJ Pritchard, Calum Best, Ferne McCann, Ashley Cain, Jade Jones and Shannon Courtenay all reached the final of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, but only four of the seven celebrities passed the grueling course

Manchester Evening News

Manchester United fan won £25,000 from Charlie McNeill bet

The young forward signed from Manchester City back in 2020 and last month made his first-team bow for Erik ten Hag's side.

Manchester Evening News

Chippy loved by The Charlatans announces shock closure after 50 years and customers are heartbroken

It was opened by George Best back in 1971 and is hailed as "the best fish and chips in Cheshire" by loyal fans

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Football London

Charlton boss compares Crystal Palace youngster to Wilfried Zaha and Manchester United legend

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi has impressed while on loan with Charlton Athletic and the Crystal Palace winger signed a contract extension in the summer keeping him at Selhurst Park until 2027

Belfast Live

Where Christopher Atherton's record-breaking feat stands in football history books

The Glenavon ace is following in the footsteps of some of our greatest ever sports stars like Norman Whiteside and George Best

Manchester Evening News

Stunning mural of football legends for Man City and Man United leaves landlady 'blown away'

“He has an incredible talent. The customers just love it."

The Guardian - UK

Sir Alex Ferguson says he ‘never’ saw Ryan Giggs become angry or aggressive

Former Manchester United manager gives evidence at trial of footballer he worked with for 24 years

AFP

Man Utd icon Ferguson lauds Giggs' temperament' at assault trial

London (AFP) - Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson told a UK court Friday that ex-star Ryan Giggs had never lost his temper or shown violence during his more than two-decade tenure at the club.

The Independent UK

What the papers say – August 14

Cost-of-living concerns mix with the ghost of George Best in the Sunday splashes.

The Independent UK

Angie Best celebrates 70th birthday with swimsuit shoot: ‘On a mission to make 70 the new 50’

Women don’t have to ‘shrivel up and disappear’ at a certain age, the former model says

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