{"id":466556,"date":"2023-10-21T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=466556"},"modified":"2023-10-21T12:00:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T16:00:08","slug":"manchester-united-legend-sir-bobby-charlton-dies","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/manchester-united-legend-sir-bobby-charlton-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Man. United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton has died at the age of 86, the Red Devils shared today.<\/p>\n<p>Bobby was part of England&#8217;s World Cup-triumphing team in 1966, and 2 years later, netted 2 goals as the Red Devils won the European Cup at Wembley.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sad, terrible news. Sir Bobby Charlton has died at the age of 86, he was one of the greatest players the game has seen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with great sadness that we share news that Sir Bobby passed peacefully in the early hours of Saturday morning. He was surrounded by his family\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8BS4P64aa9\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/8BS4P64aa9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1715745236658319360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Premier League side from Old Trafford announced: &#8220;Our club is in mourning following the death of Sir Bobby Charlton, 1 of the best and most beloved footballers in the history of our side.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sir Bobby was a hero to millions, not just in our city or the country, but wherever football is played around the world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Charlton was admired as much for his sportsmanship and honor as he was for his phenomenal qualities as a footballer; he will always be remembered as a giant in our beautiful game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sir Bobby appeared in 758 matches and netted 249 goals in his legendary career for 17 years with our club.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sir Bobby Charlton, the last remaining survivor of the Munich Air Disaster has passed away at 86. He was a Legend for both England and Manchester United:<\/p>\n<p>Division 1 \ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6<br \/>\nCharity Shield \ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6<br \/>\nFA Cup \ud83c\udfc6<br \/>\nEuropean Cup \ud83c\udfc6<br \/>\nWorld Cup \ud83c\udfc6<br \/>\nBallon d\u2019Or \ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc55 758 Appearances<br \/>\n\u26bd 249\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z9Z5bGZQxJ\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/z9Z5bGZQxJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StatmanDave\/status\/1715748400388272134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man. United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton has died at the age of 86, the Red Devils shared today. 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