Belfast boy George Best was born on May 22 1946 and died on November 25 2005.
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![NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - JANUARY 01: George Best of the LA Aztecs in action during the NASL League match between the New York Cosmos and LA Aztecs held in 1978 in New York, USA. (Photo by Tony Duffy/Allsport/Getty Images/Hulton Archive)](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmZhNzlkODBkLWE3ZWUtNDIxMi1hY2U2LTY2ZmI4ZjE0OWIwMDpiMjJmMDVhNy1kZTQ5LTQzNzctOWY3Ni1kOWU2MWM3Y2RkNzk=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
17. NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - JANUARY 01: George Best of the LA Aztecs in action during the NASL League match between the New York Cosmos and LA Aztecs held in 1978 in New York, USA. (Photo by Tony Duffy/Allsport/Getty Images/Hulton Archive)
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - JANUARY 01: George Best of the LA Aztecs in action during the NASL League match between the New York Cosmos and LA Aztecs held in 1978 in New York, USA. (Photo by Tony Duffy/Allsport/Getty Images/Hulton Archive)Photo: Getty Images
![LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 01: Manchester United football legends Denis Law (l) Bobby Charlton and George Best (r) at the launch of the Sky Sports Gold channel in 1995. (Photo by Phil Cole/Allsport/Getty Images)](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU4Nzk5ODgwLTYwZTMtNGFlMi1hZjYxLTJiODU5ODlhYWRlNjoxYTZkYWUxNy0yOGFkLTQ4YzAtOGU0Ni05MjdkZWY4NGFmM2U=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
18. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 01: Manchester United football legends Denis Law (l) Bobby Charlton and George Best (r) at the launch of the Sky Sports Gold channel in 1995. (Photo by Phil Cole/Allsport/Getty Images)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 01: Manchester United football legends Denis Law (l) Bobby Charlton and George Best (r) at the launch of the Sky Sports Gold channel in 1995. (Photo by Phil Cole/Allsport/Getty Images)Photo: Getty Images
![George Best training at Fulham with his new teamates, including Bobby Moore, right, 3rd September 1976. Best, who is to be paid ?250 per game, has yet to make an appearance as the Football League were querying his registration. (Photo by Roger Jackson/Central Press/Getty Images)](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmViYjIxM2QwLWFlNjQtNDA0Mi04M2NiLTQyMWZkMzIwNThlMDozZDJkNjEzMy05MjE1LTRhMjktODEwMS1mZWExZjZiZjJjMjE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
19. George Best training at Fulham with his new teamates, including Bobby Moore, right, 3rd September 1976. Best, who is to be paid ?250 per game, has yet to make an appearance as the Football League were querying his registration. (Photo by Roger Jackson/Central Press/Getty Images)
George Best training at Fulham with his new teamates, including Bobby Moore, right, 3rd September 1976. Best, who is to be paid ?250 per game, has yet to make an appearance as the Football League were querying his registration. (Photo by Roger Jackson/Central Press/Getty Images)Photo: Roger Jackson
![George Best presents Pele with a plaque commemorating the Brazilian as the best soccer player in the world during Pele Appreciation Day at Rose Bowl stadium in Pasedena, California, 9th April 1978. A friendly match was played between the Aztecs and Cosmos to mark the occasion. (Photo by Getty Images)](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjZjOTkyZmI5LTc4ZDQtNDEzMS05NGNlLTliOTlhYTA4MjNhYjpjNmExNTcyYi04MmIyLTQyODEtODM3Ni1lNWQ4YWJiZmMxOWI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
20. George Best presents Pele with a plaque commemorating the Brazilian as the best soccer player in the world during Pele Appreciation Day at Rose Bowl stadium in Pasedena, California, 9th April 1978. A friendly match was played between the Aztecs and Cosmos to mark the occasion. (Photo by Getty Images)
George Best presents Pele with a plaque commemorating the Brazilian as the best soccer player in the world during Pele Appreciation Day at Rose Bowl stadium in Pasedena, California, 9th April 1978. A friendly match was played between the Aztecs and Cosmos to mark the occasion. (Photo by Getty Images)Photo: Getty Images