Sir Bobby Charlton, England World Cup winner and Manchester United legend, has died at the age of 86. A statement from Charlton’s family read: “It is with great sadness that we share the news that Sir Bobby passed peacefully in the early hours of Saturday morning. He was surrounded by his family.
Sir Bobby Charlton, England World Cup winner and Manchester United legend, has died at the age of 86. A statement from Charlton’s family read: “It is with great sadness that we share the news that Sir Bobby passed peacefully in the early hours of Saturday morning. He was surrounded by his family. “His family would like to pass on their thanks to everyone who has contributed to his care and for the many people who have loved and supported him.
News of his diagnosis came after the deaths of his older brother Jack and fellow World Cup winner Nobby Stiles, both of whom were also diagnosed with dementia. Bobby Charlton lifts the Jules Rimet trophy in 1966 Charlton was born in Ashington, Northumberland and signed amateur forms with Manchester United at the age of 15 before making his first-team debut in 1956, at 18.
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