{"id":119419,"date":"2023-11-13T18:15:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T18:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/13\/tears-flow-as-ghanaians-organise-funeral-for-england-legend-bobby-charlton-in-accra\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T18:15:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T18:15:06","slug":"tears-flow-as-ghanaians-organise-funeral-for-england-legend-bobby-charlton-in-accra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/13\/tears-flow-as-ghanaians-organise-funeral-for-england-legend-bobby-charlton-in-accra\/","title":{"rendered":"Tears flow as Ghanaians organise funeral for England legend Bobby Charlton in Accra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_30\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h2><strong>Sir Bobby Charlton, a Manchester United and England great, was laid to rest in Tesano, Accra.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Nationwide Supporters Union is organizing the burial event, and they have erected canopies to mourn the former player.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-901\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-114\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Members of the organisation are seen dressed in red and black apparel to commemorate the event in videos that have gone popular on social media, and others are seen crying.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-909\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Charlton, who won the European Cup and the World Cup, died on October 21, 2023, at the age of 86.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-910\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-122\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Thousands of people arrived at Manchester Cathedral, while others gathered at Old Trafford to pay their respects to Charlton, whose burial is being held in England today.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-911\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was among those attending to pay their condolences to the dead.<\/p>\n<p>Former Manchester United players include Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Roy Keane, Steve Bruce, Paddy Crerand, and Andy Cole.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-912\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-123\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the meanwhile, Manchester United\u2019s current England players Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw attended the burial.<\/p>\n<p>Former Reds manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is also in attendance, as is England manager Gareth Southgate and the Prince of Wales, who serves as president of the Football Association.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-913\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bryan Robson, a Manchester United icon, praised Charlton as not just a terrific footballer but also a fantastic guy.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-124\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-125\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Bobby Charlton, a Manchester United and England great, was laid to rest in Tesano, Accra. 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