Well, somebody bought the apartment, where George Best grew up. He went for just under 100,000, although more than two years ago exposed it for sale for 165,000 pounds. From the point of view the real estate market, it seems to me that even £ 100k is somewhat too much for a house.
house is not, in principle, but the three-room apartment (ie, three bedrooms, living room, kitchen, bathrooms) spread over two levels in czerwonoceglanym terrace from the 50s Twentieth century. I once talked about that in this house the museum to arrange a George Best. On the plans as yet to end. Until quite recently, this mural was painted at the beginning of Woodstock Road, mural, on which George Best greeted arriving in his neighborhood ... As the fifth anniversary of his death (25 November 2005), it is quite poorly with respect to the local legend ...
A Best might be the best player in history. Unfortunately, wasted talent and life in alcohol addiction. He was born May 22, 1946. My father worked in the yard, the mother in the cigarette factory. Little Georgie, though he grew up in rather modest circumstances - his mother struggled with alcoholism, had no problems with science. At the age of 11 years after the exams got to enjoying a high reputation Grosvenor High School. This, however, there is a problem. School sport was rugby, Georgie and from the moment when the only truly began to walk, he began to kick the ball. It soon moved to Lisnasharragh Secondary School, where he met again with colleagues from the "primary" and can concentrate on football.
ceglastoczerwone George was messing in the eastern wall of Belfast. As the months passed. Best Young decided to try to get to the local football club to see if his skills will allow him to find in the world of professional football. The Glentoran Belfast heard from football scouts, however, that it is too small, too skinny, and the player it is not well suited. So he kicked the ball in the street.
And then something happened like a miracle. In Belfast he began work Bob Bishop, Manchester United scout. One day on the street niewysokiego saw the boy, who wyczyniał amazing tricks ... kicking a tennis ball. The next day, he saw how George copes with normal futbolówką. And then he sent a telegram to legendary manager, "Red Devils" Matt Busby: "I think I found you a genius." Manchester United immediately signed a contract with a young George.
Georgie went on a two-week test in Manchester. He escaped from them after two days, unable to endure homesickness. Busby, however, he could see that his hands came up with a real diamond. So I called Besta - senior and managed in this way to convince George to return to Old Trafford. There he went to the school of hard professional football: in addition to extensive daily training was his duty too Shoe Shine players with first team. This, however, ended up pretty quickly.
September 14, 1963 at the age of 17 years George made his debut in the basic line-up Manchester United's match against WBA. Again he went out onto the pitch on December 28 and then I scored the first goal in a 5-1 win over Burnley. Since that time he played more often in the first team, finishing his debut season with 26 appearances and six goals. As the 17-year-old - at least impressive.
In his second season playing in Manchester George could no longer enjoy the championship of England. A victory in the league meant fighting in the Champions Cup. In 1966, George scored twenty in the quarterfinals of the European Cup two goals the Portuguese Benfica. Portuguese newspapers then christened longhaired - well, Georgie follow fashion - as the fifth player Beatels. That's when it was born of the Best - celebrity, but more on that later, for now let's focus on his football career before it began to destroy precisely the celebrycko - party of Bestowskiego character.
1966-1967 season was even better. United won the league again, and in Best's feet lay a football in Europe. Man Utd a year later won the European Cup. Gol Besta sealed the 4-1 final win over Benfica. Football was chosen Player of the Year in Europe and the English league. Georgie was 22 years old, was the undisputed god of football. And then it began to fall.
At first received with a slight tongue in cheek, or as evidence that that a young, talented and devilishly handsome boyfriend likes to have fun. The problem is that the step of unleavened, working-class Belfast to the big city lights, the front pages of newspapers, beautiful women and glamorous parties turned out for George deadly. Charismatic, good feeling "on the salons', quickly gained immense popularity. And while he slowly rozmieniać his great talent for a minor. "Had it not been drinking, would be better than me" - he once said Pele.
The club at Old Trafford, gazed long pozaboiskowe a blind eye to the excesses of Besta. Thanks to his goals (in 470 appearances 179 goals), the club remained in the top league, but slowly Enough is enough. When George and disappeared for several days and found himself on the French ... popijawie rugbistami, the club's patience with the authorities over. At the age of 27 years, which is the best time for the player, retired from Manchester. "The dark side of power" began to take precedence.
In an interview, Best talked about his favorite movie. This was the "Charlie Bubbles" with Albert Finney in the lead role. Finney plays there, uncompromising, hard drinking writer who does not can cope with fame and expectations of the environment. Best particularly liked the final scene when the hero gets into a balloon, cuts and dissolves into the rope against the blue sky. "Pure escape, turning his back on everything from the world ..." - said the journalist. Best escape in alcohol, and this flight ended tragically for him.
Continue playing career, "Belfast Boy" is a list of many clubs, where a growing alcoholism win with his talent. Jewish Gold in South Africa in Ireland, Cork Celtic, Fulham, England, three clubs in the U.S., Hibernians in Scotland, the Bournemouth end of his career in England and even Australia's Brisbane. This is a list of matching more than a football player laborer, who would be the best in history. He could, if ...
One of the most famous quotes George Best's words: "I spent a lot of money on booze, girls and fast cars. The rest you just missed. " Instead, the football legend has gained fame similar to those surrounding the dead young rock stars. When he died November 25, 2005, wept throughout Belfast. Two years after the death of GQ magazine held him as one of the 50 most stylish men the last half century. For many, remained a symbol of unrealized opportunities.
And the disappearance of the mural was also a little symbolic ...
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