Bobby Charlton, English Footballer of the Year, photographed in London, July 23, 1966. Bobby Charlton, an English soccer icon who survived a plane crash that decimated a Manchester United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of his country's 1966 World Cup-winning team, has died. He was 86. A statement from Charlton's family, released by United, said he died Saturday Oct. 21, 2023 surrounded by his family. - AFP
MANCHESTER UNITED, the most supported club in the world and surely Asia, lost one of its greatest son on Saturday.
England World Cup winner and Manchester United great Bobby Charlton, described by the club as a "giant of the game", died on Saturday at the age of 86.
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