According to Mirror, Sir Bobby Charlton has dementia, a dangerous disease for the elderly. This information made many MU fans worried as before the COVID-19 pandemic, Charlton was still healthy and often went to the stadium to watch the "Red Devils" play.
In July, Sir Bobby Charlton's brother Jack Charlton passed away from the disease. Most recently yesterday (November 31), Sir Bobby's former teammate at MU and England, Nobby stiles, also passed away for the same reason.
Sir Bobby Charlton is one of the greatest legends of Manchester United and the England team. The 83-year-old former player is one of the few survivors of the Munich "Red Devils" plane crash in 1958.
At that time, Bobby Charlton was considered one of the best strikers in the world. His excellence has contributed greatly to the recovery of MU after the disaster. In 1966, he was the "locomotive" to lead England to the World Cup for the first time in history. That year, Bobby Charlton also won the European Golden Ball award.
In 1968, Bobby continued to shine when scoring a double in the final to help MU win the first European Cup (pre-Champions League) in history.
In his career, Charlton has scored 249 goals in 758 matches for Man United. He holds the two records for the most goalscoring and most appearances for MU before being surpassed by Wayne Rooney and Ryan Giggs. In that regard, Charlton was also the top scorer for England (49 goals) before the record was broken by Rooney in September 2015.
