“Manchester United is in mourning”: the English club mourns the death of footballer Bobby Charlton

Former star footballer for the England team and Manchester United, Sir Bobby Charlton has died. He was world champion and Ballon d'Or in 1966.

The world of football is in mourning. Unforgettable English football player, Sir Bobby Charlton has died at the age of 86. It was his former club, Manchester United, who shared the bad news in a press release this Saturday, October 21, 2023. "Manchester United is in mourning following the death of Sir Bobby Charlton, one of the greatest and most loved players in the history of the club", wrote the club before sharing a moving tribute on X, "Words will never be enough", is written in the caption of a black and white portrait of the athlete. Ex-world champion with the England team and Ballon d'Or in 1966, Sir Bobby Charlton was a football legend in the United Kingdom. In December 2020, the family of the former football player revealed that he suffered from dementia.
Bobby Charlton, a legend of English football
Born on October 11, 1937 in Ashington in the United Kingdom, Bobby Charlton was spotted as a teenager by the Manchester United club. "I was 15. At the time, you could leave school at that age. I responded positively because I was crazy about football, and they were the first club to have me asked", he confided to Claude Boli in his book Manchester United, the invention of the club. A decision that the athlete will not regret since he will become a football star in England. The attacking midfielder won England's first World Cup with his country in 1966, where he was voted the best player of the competition. The same year, he won the Ballon d’Or. At the end of his career on the pitch, Bobby Charlton participated in 758 matches with the Manchester United jersey, and scored 249 goals in 17 years.

A football player knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
On June 11, 1994, Bobby Charlton was knighted by the Queen of England, the English footballer obtained the title of Sir. In a ceremony, Queen Elizabeth II made him a Knight Bachelor, the lowest rank in British chivalry.