Tributes have poured in for former Scotland, Manchester United and Manchester City striker Denis Law after he died at the age of 84. Born in Aberdeen, Law is the only Scottish player to have won the Ballon d'Or.
Former Scotland, Manchester City and Manchester United striker Denis Law - the only Scottish player to have won the Ballon d'Or award - has died at the age of 84.
The passing away of Denis Law is more than the end of a player’s life, it is another staging post on football’s journey towards the end of an era when money was largely irrelevant, when it was only ma
The ‘puny’ youngster who became a Manchester United great - The striker is United’s third highest scorer of all time with 237 goals.
Few who knew the young Denis Law from Aberdeen could have imagined that he would one day become the undisputed King of Scotland. How was it possible that such a weak, fragile kid – mocked for his scrawniness at school – could ever become one of Europe’s most feared strikers?
Along with Sir Bobby Charlton and George Best, the Scottish great formed part of one of the most famous football trios of all time
Former Scotland, Manchester United and Manchester City striker Denis Law – the only Scottish player to have won the Ballon d'Or – has died at the age of 84.
The Manchester United legend won the Ballon d'Or in a glittering career where his trademark celebration of pointing to the sky with a clutched sleeve was copied in playgrounds across Manchester
The story of Law's rise from poor beginnings, born in 1940 as the youngest of seven to trawlerman father George and mother Robina at 6 Printfield Terrace, has formed the basis of the rich eulogies.
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From pauper to king, from scuffles in the streets of Aberdeen to frenetic clashes at the top of world football, two episodes far from the playing pitch give an indication of Denis Law and his times.