8 most unknown Facts About George Best 

By Vasantha November 29,2022 Metalnation.org Image Credit:-Google

GEORGE Best's last words were about booze, girls and partying, his son Calum has revealed.

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Best underwent a liver transplant in 2002 but ultimately was unable to overcome his alcoholism, and he died from a series of transplant-related infection

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The 1968 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA was awarded to George Best on 24 December 1968. Best was the first Northern Irish national to win the award.

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There was an outcry when he was given two transplants in 1994 - the first had quickly failed - because he had developed cirrhosis.

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As a pure footballer, George Best was everything Messi is and more. Despite playing for one of the most successful club teams in football history, with 60 recognised honour

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Who is more powerful, Messi or Ronaldo?

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"Agreed, Pele has always stated that in his opinion Best was the greatest footballer he ever saw.

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One of the greatest ever to grace the sport, Lionel Messi has made a massive impact on any team he has donned the jersey for and his dribbling skill is the major reason for it.

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