You could saw his legs away and he still wouldn't fall because his balance was uncanny, almost supernatural. Blessed: The Autobiography, George Best, Ebury Press, 2001, Signed First Edition First Impression, Book signing photo Regarded as one of the best players in the history of football, named European Footballer of the Year in 1968 and sixth in the FIFA Player of the Century vote, Best received plaudits for his playing style which combined pace, skill, balance, feints, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to get past defenders and became one of the first media celebrity footballers. The 1966–67 season was again successful, as Manchester United claimed the league title by four points. Northampton goalkeeper Kim Book on the jibes he has faced since being fooled by Best's feint in a 1970 FA Cup game against Manchester United.

But in the interviews I’ve undertaken so far to promote the book, one question has been consistently asked – what did you uncover that is new? On 27 October, newspapers stated that Best was close to death and had sent a farewell message to his loved ones. Pelé named him as one of the 125 best living footballers in his 2004 FIFA 100 list and Best was named 19th, behind Gerd Müller, at the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll.

It would be pushing things to argue that Best was a victim of the 60s – a decade that Charlton, raised in a more austere era, negotiated with only the loss of his hair – but there hangs over Hamilton's book the terrific sense of a personality on a collision course with an environment that seemed calculated to destroy him. Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) deputy leader and East Belfast Member of Parliament Peter Robinson, in whose constituency Belfast City airport is situated, stated that his preference was a sports stadium be named after Best. A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. Best features in EA Sports' FIFA video game series; he was included as an icon in the FIFA 19 Ultimate Team Legends. A skillful dribbler, he is considered one of the greatest players of all time, [2] along with being considered one of the most talented to play.

A combination of the team's performance and his lack of fitness in 1982 meant that he never played in the finals of a major tournament. However Best said "no one tackled harder or dirtier than this Argentinian team" as a 1–0 defeat at the Estadio Camilo Cichero was followed by a 1–1 draw at Old Trafford. Paper Source: Our books use responsibly sourced paper from FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified paper manufacturers.Despite their poor league form, United managed to reach the semi-finals of the European Cup (they had a relatively easy run in getting past the Republic of Ireland's Waterford United, Belgium's Anderlecht, and Austria's Rapid Wien) where they were knocked out 2–1 on aggregate by A. L’autobiografia di George Best, che mi è stata prestata da un amico, è interessante anche per chi, come me, non è appassionato di calcio. There follows a protracted and well-publicised decline into a sub‑world of alcoholism, bankruptcy, liver transplants and, eventually, gruesome death. It turned out that the gentleman Roy Collins who was on his way to report on an Arsenal match in Turkey , he mentioned in passing that he had ghost written Georgie Bests latest autobiography .