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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Andy Lines

Mirror legend let drunk George Best sleep off hangover on his sofa

George Best asleep on the sofa in your front room at the height of his hell-raising fame would surely make the home-owner raise an eyebrow at the very least...

But not Daily Mirror legend Ted Macauley. The reason is that football star Best crashed out there frequently.

And, as Ted recalls now, Bestie having a kip on the couch was quite mundane compared to some of the celebrity encounters in the journalist’s sprawling and respected career.

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