George Best (English Wikipedia)

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Stoddart, Russell (30 December 2022). "George Best would have hit even greater heights had Pele joined him at Manchester United, says former Northern Ireland star Sammy McIlroy". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
Rutherford, Adrian (24 April 2018). "Play turns spotlight on George Best's 'lost weekend' with Sinead Cusack". Belfast Telegraph.

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breakingnews.ie (Global: 7,493^rd place; English: 4,522^nd place)

"Best in hospital with pneumonia". Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2013.

channel4.com (Global: 706^th place; English: 437^th place)

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espn.co.uk (Global: 535^th place; English: 361^st place)

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"Flybe pays tribute to George Best!". Flybe. 15 March 2006. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006.

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"Aims & Objectives". The George Best Foundation. 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013.

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"Your View: Best a true legend of football". The Telegraph. 24 November 2005. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
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goal.com (Global: 116^th place; English: 174^th place)

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independent.co.uk (Global: 36^th place; English: 33^rd place)

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"The birth of El Beatle". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
"John Roberts: 'George Best was reliable only when there was a football". The Independent. 26 November 2005. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2017.

irishfa.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"George Best". 1 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012.
NI Hall of Fame: George Best - football genius Irish Football Association. Monday 20 April 2020

irishtimes.com (Global: 266^th place; English: 182^nd place)

"Best's run with Cork among many regrets". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
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lancashiretelegraph.co.uk (Global: 3,920^th place; English: 2,167^th place)

"Ramsbottom author tells George Best inside story in book". Lancashire Telegraph. 2 November 2010. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014.

lfchistory.net (Global: 4,597^th place; English: 3,232^nd place)

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manchestereveningnews.co.uk (Global: 675^th place; English: 416^th place)

"It was the Best of times, it was the worst of times - town pays tribute". Manchester Evening News. 5 September 2007. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
"George Best and me". Manchester Evening News. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014.

manutd.com (Global: 761^st place; English: 640^th place)

Bill Foulkes winning goal

marca.com (Global: 156^th place; English: 337^th place)

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metro.co.uk (Global: 296^th place; English: 217^th place)

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mirror.co.uk (Global: 245^th place; English: 189^th place)

"George Best's dad dies of a broken heart grieving for son". Mirror.co.uk. 17 April 2008. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
"George Best anniversary: What his fellow football legends say about him". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2014.

mirrorfootball.co.uk (Global: 9,244^th place; English: 6,342^nd place)

"George Best: Goals, girls ... where did it all go wrong?". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 10 November 2009.

mistral.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 7,517^th place)

soccer.mistral.co.uk

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national-football-teams.com (Global: 386^th place; English: 384^th place)

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"George Best 2002 Hall of Fame". National Football Museum. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

newcastlefans.com (Global: 7,031^st place; English: 3,902^nd place)

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"George Best league stats". Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

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pkc.gov.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

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planetfootball.com (Global: 8,990^th place; English: 6,055^th place)

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scotsman.com (Global: 413^th place; English: 261^st place)

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McGinty, Stephen (25 November 2005). "Best coming to the end of his life". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007.
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talkfootball.co.uk (Global: 9,930^th place; English: low place)

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telegraph.co.uk (Global: 30^th place; English: 24^th place)

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"Minute's silence for Best". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

theage.com.au (Global: 412^th place; English: 266^th place)

"Flawed Best had it all". The Age. Melbourne. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

theguardian.com (Global: 12^th place; English: 11^th place)

Gordon Burn, "The Long Goodbye", The Guardian (London), 25 November 2005
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thesefootballtimes.co (Global: 4,271^st place; English: 2,673^rd place)

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timesonline.co.uk (Global: 241^st place; English: 193^rd place)

Wilson, Mike (9 March 2003). "Caught in Time: George Best joins Hibs, 1979". The Sunday Times. London. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2010.

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