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3 days ago · Denis Law played a major part in that as one of the club's greatest players. During the 1963/64 season, Man United failed to win a trophy, but that wasn't due to Law's performances. If anything ...
6 days ago · One of United’s famed No 7s, Best was immortalised as part of the ‘Holy Trinity’ alongside fellow club legends Denis Law and Sir Bobby Charlton.. Best lifted two First Division titles and a European Cup during a legendary career at Old Trafford, including capturing the Ballon d’Or award in 1968.
5 days ago · Manchester United and Scotland legend Denis Law shares his experiences as he battled with prostate cancer with much loved sports journalist Bryan Cooney, who also battled the disease.
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5 days ago · In the 1960s the team, rebuilt by Busby, included the highly talented attacking trio of Bobby Charlton, George Best, and Denis Law. In 1968 this team became the first English club to win the European Cup (now known as the Champions League) with a 4–1 victory over Benfica of Portugal in the final.
- Manchester United, in full Manchester United Football Club, is an English professional football (soccer) team based in Manchester, England. It is o...
- Manchester United was formed as Newton Heath LYR in 1878 by workers from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. It was renamed Manchester United in...
- Manchester United (Man U) is nicknamed “the Red Devils” for its distinctive red jerseys.
- Manchester United was struck by tragedy in 1958 when an aircraft carrying the team crashed in Munich, Germany, killing 23 of the 44 people onboard.
- In 1968 Manchester United became the first English club to win the European Cup (now known as the Champions League) with a 4–1 victory over Benfica...
4 days ago · Joe Mercer, Manchester City manager, 1969. However, the ' holy trinity ' of Best, Law and Charlton were still as effective as ever in the 1968–69 campaign. Although, it became obvious that the club's new recruits were not up to scratch as United dropped to 11th in the league before Busby announced his retirement. Best later said that "I increasingly had the feeling that I was carrying the ...
3 days ago · GILBERT (Montrose) At Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, on June 22, 2024, Irene Mary Gilbert (nee Ritchie), aged 79 years, beloved wife of Henry, sister and sister-in-law to Denis and Lynette, aunt to James, Austen, Judith and Gordon and the extended Gilbert family, great-aunt to Lucas, Elijah and Claire, a good friend to many. Private cremation. A celebration of her life to be held at Emslie ...
2 days ago · The Ballon d'Or ( French pronunciation: [balɔ̃ dɔʁ] ⓘ; lit. 'Golden Ball') is an annual football award presented by French magazine France Football since 1956 to honour the player deemed to have performed the best over the previous season. Conceived by sports writers Gabriel Hanot and Jacques Ferran, the Ballon d'Or was based exclusively ...
