Denis Law was the last surviving member of the fabled United Trinity. Together with George Best and Bobby Charlton, he helped to rebuild Manchester United after the Munich Air Disaster threatened to destroy it.
Mr. Law led Manchester United to two titles in the 1960s and was the first Scottish player to win the prestigious Ballon d’Or.
Denis Law was one of the greatest British footballers of all-time, arguably Scotland’s finest ever player, and a man whose very name conjured notions of skill, flair and toughness. Born during the privations of the Second World War,
Manchester United legend Denis Law has died, his family confirmed in a statement on Friday. He was 84. Law is widely regarded as one of the greatest figures in the club's history, remembered for his part in an infamous "United Trinity" partnership with Sir Bobby Charlton and George Best, with the trio immortalised in a statue outside Old Trafford.
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Describing Denis Law as the “hero of a generation,” Manchester United led tributes to one of its greatest players following confirmation of his death at 84 on Friday. Scotland's joint-leading scorer had been diagnosed with dementia in 2021.
Denis Law, the iconic former Manchester United striker and the only Scottish player to win the Ballon d’Or, has died at the age of 84, the club confirmed on Friday.
Law won two league titles with United and was a member of their European Cup-winning team under Sir Matt Busby in 1968.
TO many Manchester United fans, he was known simply as The King. To his contemporaries he was everything from a wonderful team mate to a fierce opponent, or a great pal. British football has been
Former Manchester United and Scotland striker Denis Law, who has died at the age of 84, was hailed Friday as a "football giant" whose "memory will live on forever more".
"There were nine players who played with Frank at Manchester United who all died with dementia, including Denis Law, Bobby Charlton and Nobby Stiles - that’s not a coincidence."
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