Bruno Fernandes wore a wreath of flowers with the message: “In memory of Bobby Charlton.”
Bruno Fernandes wore a wreath of flowers with the message: “In memory of Bobby Charlton.”
Former footballer Bobby Charlton, who died at the age of 86, was honored this Saturday before the start of the duel between Manchester United and Sheffield United with a minute of applause and the placing of a wreath on the pitch.
A few hours after the announcement of the death of the historic English player, who represented Manchester United for two decades, the Red Devils team took to the field at Bramall Lane, home of Sheffield United, led by captain Bruno Fernandes, who wore a crown. of flowers with the message: “In memory of Bobby Charlton”.
Moments before the start of the match on matchday nine of the Premier League, with the image of the former player on the stadium screens, players from both United joined the match on the pitch and the planned minute of silence quickly became a minute of applause among everyone present in the room.
“To be honest, it’s devastating. He was an icon within the club and around the world. He was a football legend and, most importantly, he was an incredible person,” said Scot Scott McTominay, speaking to Sky Sports, minutes before entering. field. The midfielder spent his entire training and career at Manchester United.
Former English footballer Bobby Charlton, world champion in 1966, died this Saturday at the age of 86, reported Manchester United, the club in which he became famous and became champion of England three times and once of Europe.
“Manchester United mourns the passing of Sir Bobby Charlton, one of the greatest and most beloved players in our club’s history,” reads the English club’s official website.
Robert Charlton was born on October 11, 1937 in Ashington, a mining town in the north of England, and signed for the Red Devils in 1954, a club where he remained until 1973, before moving to Preston North End (1973/74) and Waterford, Ireland (1975).
Brother of the 1966 world champion Jack Charlton, Bobby Charlton was, along with coach Matt Busby, one of the survivors of the plane crash that killed eight Manchester United players in Munich in February 1958.
Source: TSF
