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Sir Bobby Charlton will always be ‘a huge inspiration’ at Manchester United – Erik ten Hag

Sir Bobby Charlton: Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag pays tribute to club legend Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says Sir Bobby Charlton will continue to inspire the club following his death aged 86. Ten Hag expects an emotional Old Trafford atmosphere on Tuesday evening when FC Copenhagen visit in the Champions League. It […]

‘England’s greatest ever player’ – football pays tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton

The world of football has united in tribute to Manchester United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton, who died on Saturday. Charlton, who “passed peacefully in the early hours of the morning” after being diagnosed with dementia in 2020, lifted three league titles, an FA Cup and a European Cup in a distinguished 17-year career […]

Sir Bobby Charlton: England World Cup winner and Manchester United legend dies

Sir Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United legend who was a key figure in England’s 1966 World Cup victory, has died at the age of 86. Charlton won 106 caps for England and scored 49 international goals – records for his country at the time. During a 17-year first-team career with United he won three league […]

Sir Alastair Cook: Former England and Essex batter says coaching would be ‘interesting’

Alastair Cook made 26,643 runs in a 20-year first-class career Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook says he would be interested in coaching following his retirement from professional cricket. England’s all-time leading run-scorer ended a 20-year career last week. Cook, 38, has played five seasons for Essex since retiring from international cricket in 2018 and […]

Premier League manager moments: Sir Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho, Jurgen Klopp and more

BBC Sport takes a look back at some of the strangest manager moments from the touchline in the Premier League including Sir Alex Ferguson’s balloon scare and Jurgen Klopp’s derby day celebrations. Watch Premier League highlights on Match of the Day on Saturday, 30 September at 22:30 BST on BBC One, BBC iPlayer & the […]

Manchester United: Sir Jim Ratcliffe considering minority stake offer

Sir Jim Ratcliffe visited Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium in March Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group is considering whether to offer to buy a minority stake in Manchester United in an effort to break the impasse over the ownership situation. The Glazer family, who currently own the club, announced in November they were considering selling […]

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