Manchester United fans hold banners in remembrance of the Munich air disaster
3) We might never have seen George at his “best”
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George Best was arguably Manchester United’s finest ever player
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George Best was one of Manchester United’s greatest ever players after signing for the club in 1961, just three years after the disaster. Best has since gone on to make over 450 appearances for the club and formed the Holy Trinity along with Denis Law and Bobby Charlton who returned to football after surviving the crash.
Best was voted 8th in World Soccer’s 100 greatest football players of the 20th century in 1999 and was also given the title of the greatest player ever by none other than Brazilian legend Pele.
Best, however, would never have gotten his opportunity at the Red Devils if the Busby Babes had still been alive and kicking. Wolves were interested in the man nicknamed ‘El Beatle’ as a teenager and it is very likely he would have ended up there, becoming a good player but not a great.
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Arvind Sriram
After a brief and undistinguished stint as an electrical engineer, Arvind discovered his true calling was churning out hyperbolic prose about athletes he had never met.
A writer and editor with close to a decade’s experience, Arvind’s work has been published on Sky Sports, the BBC, the Guardian and other leading websites. He has attended multiple Grand Slams on the ground and provided coverage for Super Bowls and the NBA playoffs.
As a lifelong fan of Arsenal and the Indianapolis Colts, he has mastered the art of managing expectations and can convince anyone that finishing fourth is a moral victory.
When not armchair quarterbacking, Arvind spends his time playing blitz chess online, watching air crash documentaries and smashing controllers after his latest Weekend League defeat.
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