George Best

Manchester Utd 1968 'Best' Shirt with No7

George Best is widely acknowledged to have been one of the greatest football players of all time, mainly remembered for his halcyon days with Manchester United FC.

He played for the Northern Ireland football team, but their lack of success during the peak of Best's career meant that, regrettably, he never was able to display his unique talent on the world stage.

Best had a rare combination of pace, blistering acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring prowess and the ineffable ability to run through entire defences.

He played for United as a winger between 1963 and 1974, helping them to win the Football League Championship in 1965 and 1967, and the European Cup in 1968.

He was named European Footballer of the Year and Football Writers' Association Player of the Year in 1968, Indeed, Brazilian Pelé, often said to be the greatest player of all time, once called Best "the greatest footballer in the world".

The great Diego Maradona regarded Best equally highly. Best's brilliance is often summed up in one sentence: Maradona good, Pelé better, George Best

Comes with No7 and 'Best' screenprinted

Manchester Utd 1970 'Best' Shirt with No7

Born May 22, 1946 in Belfast, George Best was, in some eyes, the greatest talent the game of Football has ever seen.

He was football's first superstar and his fans considered it a tragedy when he walked out on Manchester United in 1972 at the age of 27.

Best had it all, superb balance, two good feet, brilliant dribbling skills, a powerful shot, he was even good in the air.

The sixties were Best's heyday, he won a Championship medal twice, a European Cup medal and in 1968 was the European Footballer of the Year. Best's decline is well documented, but ultimately he should be remembered for what he was - a footballing genius.