The footballing great played a fundamental part in Alf Ramsey's 1966 World Cup-winning team as well as being an influential star of United's Busby Babes
Sir Bobby Charlton, the England World Cup winner and Manchester United legend, has died. The footballing great played a fundamental part in Alf Ramsey's 1966 World Cup-winning team as well as being an influential member of United's Busby Babes. Charlton signed for United aged 15, winning his first league title in 1957. A year later, his fate changed forever after the Munich air disaster when his side lost many of their players.
From modest beginnings to a career like no other, Charlton, who has died aged 86, came to symbolise the best of English football. He was world renowned yet never forgot his roots
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