England’s greatest footballer, Sir Bobby Charlton, whose artistry, genius and unbending will to win inspired the country’s World Cup victory in 1966 as well as Manchester United’s European Cup triumph two years later, has died peacefully in his sleep aged 86.
The Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, hailed Charlton as a “football legend, whose impact on the game spanned generations” and his England 1966 teammate Geoff Hurst called him “one of the true greats”.
