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Obituary: Sir Bobby Charlton (1937-2023)

Sir Bobby was a hero to both young and old and the news of his passing will be mourned beyond the boundaries of Greater Manchester, across the United Kingdom and wherever football is played around the world.

It is fair to say that for decades ‘Bobby Charlton’ were two of the most widely used English words across the globe, for his fame and achievements transcended the game of football.

Nobody embodied the values of Manchester United better than Sir Bobby Charlton.

For decades, Sir Bobby was the link between Manchester United's past and the present.