Champions League Resumes Amid Mourning for Manchester United Legend Bobby Charlton

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The Champions League resumes this Tuesday in Manchester United's home ground. However, the atmosphere is tinged with sadness as the club mourns the loss of its all-time great, Bobby Charlton.

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Charlton, who passed away at the age of 86 on Saturday, was a survivor of the tragic air crash that occurred in Munich in February 1958. This disaster had a profound impact on the then-English champions, as they were returning from a European Cup game.

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A decade later, Charlton achieved one of the greatest feats in his career by lifting the European Cup as the captain of a team that had been painstakingly rebuilt by manager Matt Busby,

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who himself had been seriously injured in the Munich crash, where eight players tragically lost their lives.

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Charlton continued to contribute to the club's success, serving as a beloved director on the United board during their European championship victories in 1999 and 2008. These triumphs were under the leadership of another legendary figure,

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Scottish manager Alex Ferguson, whom Charlton played a role in bringing to the club.

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