OBITUARY-England and Manchester Utd great Charlton dies aged 86

FILE PHOTO: FIFA Ambassador and England soccer legend Bobby Charlton holds up the FIFA World Cup trophy at a kick-off of the trophy's 10-city tour of Japan in Yokohama, venue of the World Cup final match, west of Tokyo March 9, 2002. The trophy is to tour Shizuoka, Osaka, Kobe, Oita, Saitama, Kashima, Niigata, Sendai, and Sapporo, after which it goes on tour in South Korea. REUTERS/Eriko Sugita ES/CP/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United player who won the World Cup with England and went on to become a much loved and hugely respected ambassador for club and country, died on Saturday, aged 86.

His death was announced by Manchester United in a statement.