England's Sir Bobby Charlton is widely considered to be one of the greatest men's footballers ever. He was part of the 1966 squad that won the World Cup, and also achieved legendary status at Manchester United, where he made more than 600 appearances and scored 249 goals.
Former footballer Bobby Gould, who played for clubs including Arsenal, West Ham and Bristol, says 'the sun is going down on the greatest British footballer ever'.He recalled watching Sir Bobby as 'a youngster', calling it 'magical' when he had the ball .
Mr Gould told Sky News he and teammate Nobby Stiles were 'quite a duo' and 'identified Manchester United'.'All the trophies that they won in that period with Sir Matt Busby... what a wonder. What a wonderful club Manchester United was. It is still is, but those those years were magnificent.'He said: 'I owe everything I have to that Bobby Charlton era.'
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