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El Beatle

Great Britain · Sport / Football. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1966Date range
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Chronological records

1966

George Best1966

Sport / Football

Best hits the headlines at the age of twenty when he scored two goals in a European Cup quarter-final match against Benfica, dubbed "El Beatle" in the press

Names involved

George Best

Provenance

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