Nekdanji izvrstni nogometaš Manchester Uniteda in angleške reprezentance Bobby Charlton je umrl v 87. letu starosti, so zapisali pri klubu z Old Trafforda.
Sad, terrible news. Sir Bobby Charlton has died at the age of 86, he was one of the greatest players the game has seen.
“It is with great sadness that we share news that Sir Bobby passed peacefully in the early hours of Saturday morning. He was surrounded by his family”. pic.twitter.com/8BS4P64aa9
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 21, 2023
“Manchester United žaluje zaradi smrti sira Bobbyja Chalrtona, enega največjih najbolj priljubljenih igralcev v zgodovini našega kluba. Sir Bobby je bil junak milijonov ljudi, ne le v Manchestru ali v Veliki Britaniji, temveč povsod na svetu, kjer so igrali nogomet,” so zapisali pri Unitedu.
Charlton je za Anglijo zbral 106 nastopov, dosegel 49 golov ter z njo osvojil naslov svetovnega prvaka 1966.