George Best Men's Hoodie

George Best Hoodie - The Fifth Beatle Maradona called him the greatest player he ever saw. Pelé agreed. George Best played football with a genius and a charisma that made him the first global football superstar - a Belfast boy who became a pop star as much as a footballer, whose natural ability was so extraordinary that he remains relevant to every football conversation half a century after his peak. His name on this hoodie belongs in every wardrobe. European Cup winner 1968 with Manchester United. European Footballer of the Year 1968. Ballon d'Or 1968. 179 goals in 470 Manchester United appearances. George Best came from the Cregagh Estate in East Belfast at 15, joining the Manchester United youth system under Matt Busby. His debut came at 17 and within two seasons he was the most exciting player in English football. The 1967-68 season - in which he scored 28 league goals, United won the First Division title and then the European Cup, Best won the Ballon d'Or - was the peak of a career that should have produced so much more. He was simply the best player in the world. For Northern Ireland he earned 37 caps - a team that was never able to harness his genius at a major tournament. His personal struggles are well documented; what endures is the footage. The dribbles. The goals. The wing play that defied what was thought physically possible. He died in November 2005 at 59. Maradona was right. Players Couture - Made to Order, Sustainably Produced Every Best hoodie is made t