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  1. Sir Robert Charlton CBE (11 October 1937 – 21 October 2023) was an English professional footballer who played as an attacking-midfielder, left-winger or centre-forward. Widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, [2] [3] he was a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or ...

  2. Oct 7, 2024 · Bobby Charlton was a football (soccer) player and manager regarded as one of the greatest English footballers. From 1957 to 1973 he made a total of 106 international appearances—a national record at the time—and he led England to victory at the 1966 World Cup.

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  3. Nov 13, 2023 · Family, fans and footballers have bid a final farewell to Manchester United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton. About 1,000 mourners paid their respects to one of the game's all-time greats...

  4. Oct 22, 2023 · Charlton knew he was good — how could he not? — but his modesty was not false, his laconic personality was genuine. He was the embodiment of values England as a country claimed to represent.

  5. Oct 21, 2023 · Sir Bobby Charlton, who has died aged 86, was arguably the finest English footballer of his generation and one of the most famous and enduring sportsmen the country has produced.

  6. Nov 13, 2023 · Sir Bobby Charlton is one of England’s greatest-ever footballers. A forward for Manchester United for 17 years, the football legend finally retired in 1973. Sir Bobby passed away in October of...

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  8. Biography. Nobody embodied the values of Manchester United better than Sir Bobby Charlton. Having survived the trauma of the Munich Air Disaster when aged just 20, he played as if every game was...