England World Cup winner and Manchester United legend, Sir Bobby Charlton, passed away at the age of 86, it was announced on Saturday. Charlton was one of the key member of the England's 1966 World Cup winning squad and also enjoyed grand success at club level with Manchester United, by becoming the first English club to win the European Cup in 1968, a decade after members of the team were killed in the Munich air crash. In 2020, it was announced Charlton had been diagnosed with dementia and as the disease took hold he stopped attending matches at Old Trafford. Charlton played in the World Cup final alongside his brother Jack, who died aged 85 in 2020, and won 106 caps for England, scoring 49 goals. His United debut came in 1956 and from then onwards, he went on to play 758 matches for the Red Devils, scoring 249 goals.
Life And Times Of Sir Bobby Charlton - In Pics
England World Cup winner and Manchester United legend, Sir Bobby Charlton, passed away at the age of 86, it was announced on Saturday. Charlton was one of the key member of the England's 1966 World Cup winning squad and also enjoyed grand success at club level with Manchester United, by becoming the first English club to win the European Cup in 1968, a decade after members of the team were killed in the Munich air crash. In 2020, it was announced Charlton had been diagnosed with dementia and as the disease took hold he stopped attending matches at Old Trafford. Charlton played in the World Cup final alongside his brother Jack, who died aged 85 in 2020, and won 106 caps for England, scoring 49 goals. His United debut came in 1956 and from then onwards, he went on to play 758 matches for the Red Devils, scoring 249 goals.
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