They came to say farewell to the greatest footballer these shores have known, though it was Sir Bobby Charlton the man - an individual of humility, self-effacement and fundamental humanity - who ...

Charlton first arrived at Old Trafford as a 15-year-old schoolboy in the summer of 1953 after travelling by train from his native North East. English footballer Bobby Charlton at Highbury football ...

“Bobby Charlton is more than one of the very greatest players, he is the spirit of football.” Now that is an epitaph. Because Pele, like everyone else, knew what Charlton had been ...

Bobby's name is synonymous with all that ... In addition to highlighting Charlton's non-football activities, as diverse as a local children's adventure farm and landmine clearing in conflict ...

Sir Bobby Charlton was idolised and revered throughout his illustrious career on and off the pitch, with football greats both past and present speaking glowingly of him. Charlton, a titan for ...

Yesterday, as thousands of mourners lined the streets of Manchester watching Sir Bobby Charlton’s funeral ... claim to be England’s finest ever footballer. These were not just tales of his ...

To understand the joy, sadness and simple beauty that a life in football can bring, Bobby Charlton is the only player you ever needed to watch. Joe Wright is a Senior Editor at Sporting News ...

However, since it played rugby rather than football, his mother prevailed on the county council to transfer him to Bedlington Grammar School instead. Bobby Charlton at Manchester United in 1960 ...

"On behalf of FIFA, and the global football family, I send my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Sir Bobby Charlton," Infantino's statement continued. "Our thoughts and prayers are ...

There were still a couple of hours until Sir Bobby Charlton would visit his spiritual home for the final time but people were already congregating around the Trinity Statue. The funeral cortege ...

Royalty, football stars and politicians yesterday ... The Prince of Wales paid tribute on social media: “Sir Bobby Charlton. First Division Champion. European Champion. World Champion.