Bobby Charlton's Golden Goals Manchester United
Manchester United Bobby Charlton's Golden Goals
England's Record Breaking Striker
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Bobby Charlton, for twenty years a Manchester United
player, is the greatest footballing ambassador England has
known. Bobby Charlton holds the record for the number of goals scored by an English International. Included in this video
are international goals, two from the 1966 World Cup
semi-final against Portugal, and goals from league and
FA Cup competitions. For anyone who has never seen
this idol of Old Trafford in action, or wishes to remember the Red Devils' greatest son along with Law and Best, this video is a must. 60 minutes
Sir Robert Bobby Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English professional football player who won the 1966 World Cup and was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1966. He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts from midfield and his ferocious long-range shot.
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An action-packed programme featuring Bobby Charlton's most memorable goals for England and Manchester United. Bobby Charlton holds the record for the number of goals scored by an English International and is the undisputed champion of scoring from twenty yards or more. This video includes footage of his greatest strikes plus goals from league and cup matches, and Internationals including the 1966 World Cup
Manchester United Football Clubis an English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and is arguably the most popular football club in the world,[2] with over 330 million supporters worldwide[3][4] – almost 5% of the world's population.[5] Manchester United was a founding member of the Premier League in 1992, and has played in the top division of English football since 1938. Manchester United
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The success of 1966 World Cup
Picking up the ball in the centre circle of the Wembley pitch, Bobby Charlton issued a Mexican challenger with a body swerve which sent his opponent the wrong way and opened up a sizeable gap ahead of him. Bobby Charlton's reputation for long-range finishes now the stuff of legend, everyone braced themselves for a shot - and Bobby Charlton memorably obliged. It arrowed straight into the top corner of the Mexico net, finally opening England's goal account in the tournament and setting them up for a 2-0 win. This was followed by an identical scoreline against France and England were in the last eight.
There they overcame a thuggish Argentina side with a slender 1-0 win - the game was the only one in which Bobby Charlton received a caution - and Portugal awaited in the semi finals. This turned out to be one of Bobby Charlton's most important games, for both himself and those for whom he played.
Bobby Charlton opened the scoring with a crisp side-footed finish after a run by Roger Hunt had forced the Portuguese goalkeeper out of his net; the second was a sweetly struck shot after a run and pull-back from Geoff Hurst. Bobby Charlton and Hunt were now England's equal-highest scorers in the tournament with three each, and a final against West Germany was to come.
Though the game had drama, great team performances and some breathtaking individual displays, it actually turned out to be one of Bobby Charlton's quieter days. He had a young Franz Beckenbauer marking him and vice versa, and the two ultimately seemed to cancel each other out. However, the team did what was required and won 4-2 (although controversy still exists as to whether the 3rd goal ever crossed the line), with Hurst's hat-trick entering football folklore (and overtaking Bobby Charlton and Hunt as England's top marksman). Bobby Charlton was playing alongside his brother Jack and the two openly embraced and wept as the greatness of their achievement sank in.