True Genius: George Best

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True Genius: George Best

True Genius: George Best

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George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United. Best even wore the number 9 jersey once for United, with Bobby Charlton injured, on 22 March 1969 at Old Trafford, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win over Sheffield Wednesday. In the early 1970s, Best also advertised eggs, under the campaign "E for B and Georgie Best," both in print and on TV, where "E for B" was short for "Eggs for Breakfast. Every match from his first appearances at junior level through to his last testimonial and charity appearances are listed along with other interesting facts and figures. It turned out that the gentleman Roy Collins who was on his way to report on an Arsenal match in Turkey , he mentioned in passing that he had ghost written Georgie Bests latest autobiography .

Registered address Unit 7, Airfield Industrial Estate, Airfield Way, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 3PE. Best also won the Ballon d'Or in 1968 after receiving more votes than Bobby Charlton, Dragan Džajić and Franz Beckenbauer. The 1966–67 season was again successful, as Manchester United claimed the league title by four points.

In his native Northern Ireland the admiration for him is summed up by the local saying: "Maradona good; Pelé better; George Best. Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) deputy leader and East Belfast Member of Parliament Peter Robinson, in whose constituency Belfast City airport is situated, stated that his preference was a sports stadium be named after Best. In 1999, he was voted 11th at the IFFHS European Player of the Century election, and 16th in the World Player of the Century election. He had a brief resurgence in form with Second Division club Fulham from 1976–78, showing that, although he had lost some of his pace, he retained his skills. Best scored twice against rivals Liverpool in a 2–0 win at Anfield, and also claimed a hat-trick over Newcastle United in a 6–0 home win on the penultimate league game of the season.

Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Best goal. Some of our larger items are dispatched using a courier service due to their size, weight and value. Best made his First Division debut, aged 17, on 14 September 1963 against West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford in a 1–0 victory.

During his early years at Old Trafford, Best was a shy teenager who passed his free time in snooker halls.



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