George Best: A Glorious Fall and a Cry for Redemption
George Best, one of the most gifted footballers the world has ever seen, spent his final days in a hospital bed, battling internal bleeding. His condition was described as "as serious as it can get." A transplant liver — once a second chance at life — was again overwhelmed by the very thing it was meant to save him from: alcohol. It’s hard to reconcile the image of that frail man with the boy from Belfast who, in the 1960s, caught a boat to Manchester at age 15 to chase a dream. Best’s meteoric rise began when he helped Manchester United win the 1968 European Cup — the first ever for an English club. Handsome, charming, and impossibly talented, he wasn’t just admired — he was adored. People called him a footballing god. With Adonis-like looks and unmatched skill, George Best became a symbol of what many believed was the ultimate life — youth, beauty, fame, success. But that pedestal was far too high for a mortal to stand on for long. And when he looked down, his head spu...