George Best1966
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
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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
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