George Best

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association football player human

George Best was a legendary Northern Irish footballer renowned for his dazzling skill, flair, and impact on Manchester United and world football in the 1960s and 1970s.

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George Best's own viewpoint 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf association football player ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Ballon d'Or ⓘ
Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year ⓘ
surface form: FWA Footballer of the Year

Induction into English Football Hall of Fame ⓘ
Induction into European Hall of Fame ⓘ
Induction into Manchester United Hall of Fame ⓘ
PFA Merit Award ⓘ
UEFA Jubilee Awards Northern Ireland Golden Player ⓘ
causeOfDeath alcohol-related liver disease ⓘ
multiple organ failure ⓘ
countryOfBirth Northern Ireland ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Northern Ireland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1946-05-22 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2005-11-25 ⓘ
describedAs one of the greatest footballers of all time ⓘ
familyName Best ⓘ
fullName George Best self-link ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
hasInfluenced Cristiano Ronaldo ⓘ
Eric Cantona ⓘ
Ryan Giggs ⓘ
heritage Irish ⓘ
leagueDebutFor Manchester United F.C. ⓘ
memberOfSportsTeam Bournemouth A.F.C. ⓘ
Fulham F.C. ⓘ
Hibernian F.C. ⓘ
Jewish Guild ⓘ
Los Angeles Aztecs ⓘ
Manchester United F.C. ⓘ
Northern Ireland national football team ⓘ
San Jose Earthquakes ⓘ
Stockport County F.C. ⓘ
notableAchievement helped Manchester United win the 1967–68 European Cup ⓘ
notableFor dribbling ability ⓘ
entertaining playing style ⓘ
flair and creativity ⓘ
impact on Manchester United in the 1960s ⓘ
influence on world football culture ⓘ
notableWork 1967–68 European Cup campaign with Manchester United ⓘ
placeOfBirth Belfast ⓘ
placeOfDeath London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
playedIn English Football League ⓘ
surface form: English First Division

North American Soccer League (2011–2017) ⓘ
surface form: North American Soccer League
positionPlayedOnTeam forward ⓘ
winger ⓘ
publication autobiography "Blessed" ⓘ
autobiography "Where Do I Go From Here" ⓘ
residence Los Angeles ⓘ
Manchester ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
shirtNumber 7 ⓘ
sport association football ⓘ
youthClub Cregagh Boys Club ⓘ
Manchester United F.C. ⓘ
surface form: Manchester United F.C. youth team

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autobiography "Blessed" → author → George Best ⓘ
subject surface form: Blessed
subject surface form: Where Do I Go From Here
George Best → fullName → George Best self-link ⓘ
Best → hasNotableBearer → George Best ⓘ
subject surface form: Blessed
this entity surface form: George Best's own viewpoint
Belfast City Airport → namedAfter → George Best ⓘ
BHD → namedAfter → George Best ⓘ
subject surface form: George Best Belfast City Airport
subject surface form: AFC Bournemouth
Cregagh Boys Club → notablePlayer → George Best ⓘ
Jewish Guild → notablePlayer → George Best ⓘ
Los Angeles Aztecs → notablePlayer → George Best ⓘ
autobiography "Blessed" → subject → George Best ⓘ
subject surface form: Blessed
subject surface form: Where Do I Go From Here
subject surface form: Where Do I Go From Here
autobiography "Blessed" → workOf → George Best ⓘ
subject surface form: Blessed