George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish professionalfootballer who played as awinger, spending most of his club career atManchester United. A highly skilfuldribbler, Best is regarded as one of the best players in the history of the sport. He was namedEuropean Footballer of the Year in 1968 and came fifth in theFIFA Player of the Century vote. Best received plaudits for his playing style, which combined pace, skill, balance,feints, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to get past defenders.
If you'd given me the choice of going out and beating four men and smashing a goal in from thirty yards against Liverpool or going to bed with Miss World, it would have been a difficult choice. Luckily, I had both.
In the book The Afterlife by Paul Morley "[1]", Footy Factor (April 23, 2009).
I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.
...the Englishman [sic], George Best, who was an amazing footballer in his day but at the same time he was a bum and a drunk – a bohemian. Because of his soccer art though, he had a royal funeral.
