Sir Bobby Charlton picked his World XI in 1960. We found it – and here it is
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“Happy birthday, Sir Bobby Charlton. Arguably Manchester United’s most important modern player and perhaps England’s greatest — the emblem of their World Cup-winning team of 1966, the year he won the Ballon d’Or — Charlton would have been 88 today. He died two years ago this month, the news breaking on a Saturday afternoon. It seemed appropriate, as does Charlton’s birth date falling on an international weekend. As does coming across a rare old book of his: Bobby Charlton’s Book of Soccer. It was published in October 1960, coinciding with Charlton’s 23rd birthday. …”
NY Times/The Athletic (Video)