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George Best

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born

May 22, 1946 in Belfast, The United Kingdom

died

November 25, 2005

gender

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Sports

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George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish professional football player, best known for his years with Manchester United. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders. In 1968, his annus mirabilis, he won the European Cup with Manchester United, and was named the European Footballer of the Year. When fit, he was an automatic choice for the Northern Ireland team, but he was unable to lead them to the World Cup qualification, despite being capped 37 times and scoring nine goals.

In 1999, he was voted 11th at the IFFHS European Player of the Century election, and 16th in the World Player of the Century election. Pelé named him as one of the...more

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Books by George Best

Average rating: 3.65 · 116 ratings · 13 reviews · 11 distinct works

	Blessed: The Autobiography 3.71 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Scoring at Half Time 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Bestie by George Best, Joe Lovejoy 3.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Hard Tackles and Dirty Baths: The Inside Story of Football's Golden Era 2.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Where do I go from here? by George Best, Geoffrey Wright 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1981 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Best of Times: my favourite football stories by George Best, Les Scott 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1994	My rating:
	A Trve Discovrse of the Late Voyages of Discouerie: For the Finding of a Passage to Cathaya, by the Northvveast, Vnder the Conduct of Martin Frobish 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	The Three Voyages of Martin Frobisher, in Search of a Passage to Cathaia and India by the North-West, A.D. 1576-8. Reprinted from the First Ed. of Hak 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	The three voyages of Martin Frobisher, in search of a passage to Cathaia and India by the North-west, A.D. 1576-8. Reprinted from the first ed. of Hakluyt's Voyages, with selections from manuscript documents in the British Museum and State Paper Office. B 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	My rating:
	George Best's Soccer Annual No. 3 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1970	My rating: