Sir Bobby Charlton, England and Manchester United legend and witness to the glory days of the 1966 World Cup, passed away today at the age of 86.
Sir Charlton played 758 games for the Red Devils and 106 for the national team during his career in England and Manchester United. The soccer star, born on October 11, 1937, helped England win the World Cup in 1966 and celebrated his 86th birthday only ten days ago.
During his time at United, Sir Charlton won three top-flight titles, one FA Cup and one Champions League (the predecessor of today's UEFA Champions League), and survived the 1958 Munich Air Disaster.
In 2016, Manchester United honored the memory of the remarkable striker by renaming the South Stand at the Otford Stadium the Sir Charlton Stand. And outside the Otford Stadium stand bronze statues of Sir Charlton, George Bess and Denis Law, remembering their monumental contributions.
