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Genius Week
‘The only time I got near George Best was in the queue for the jacks’
4 Jun 2020
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best pals
George and Me: 'I owe him a great deal and couldn't pay him back over two lifetimes'
5 Apr 2020
14
memory lane
John Dempsey: The King’s Road, Steve McQueen, and Chelsea and Ireland in the 1970s
19 Jan 2020
7
Interview
'I was 13 or 14. I was growing up seeing all these people taking heroin and dying from it'
9 Jun 2019
5
Legend
Photos: George Best statue unveiled in Belfast
23 May 2019
54
rock 'n' roll soccer
'I was an apprentice down the shipyard so it was just a privilege to be on the same field': Cruyff and the Irishman
28 Feb 2019
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Red all over
George Best's chaos, his Cork boss and a club in crisis: when United last faced Huddersfield
21 Oct 2017
23
column
Northern success always presents us in the south with a dilemma
7 Jul 2017
31
George Best
'When I saw the tears in Busby's eyes, I realised the depth of their relationship and what George turned away'
18 Feb 2017
50
The Belfast Boy
Trailer released for new George Best film set for Irish premiere this month
3 Feb 2017
9
Interview
‘It’s a shame in life when a person looks at the colour of your skin and doesn’t like you’
26 Dec 2016
16
Legend
‘You start thinking about Best in a different way because you’re forced to look at him’
6 Nov 2016
15
good reads
Tyrone's answer to George Best and the world's best gambler: the week's best sportswriting
22 May 2016
Anniversary
George Best's first TV interview: 'I've saved up about £700 and I'm hoping to get a car soon'
25 Nov 2015
11
Anniversary
17 of the most memorable George Best quotes
25 Nov 2015
34
Anniversary
'He hugged me, kissed me on the cheek and said 'Ken, it's great to see you''
25 Nov 2015
17
george who?
Man United 'fan' of 30 years appears on Soccer AM and has no idea who George Best is
24 Nov 2015
31
Simply the Best
'Messi is probably the most similar psychologically to Best in how he reads the game'
24 Nov 2015
6
filthy
This George Best-esque Wrexham AFC goal from the lower leagues has just made our Sunday
15 Nov 2015
3
Looking Back
A long lost George Best art film is being revived later this month
13 Nov 2015
4
Opinion
There's no room for 2 Irish legends in Juan Mata's all-time Man United XI
18 Sep 2015
14
Stars
13 past big-name footballers who once played in the League of Ireland
15 Jul 2015
8
Anniversary
It's 50 years since a teenage George Best and Man United took English football by storm
28 Apr 2015
1
Trivia
Quiz: How big a Manchester United fan are you?
12 Sep 2014
24
essential reading
George Best's time in Cork and the Louis Van Gaal dossier; the week's best sportswriting
24 Aug 2014
good reads
27 sports books to spend your Christmas vouchers on
25 Dec 2013
34
East Belfast
UVF mural with Martin Luther King quote replaces George Best tribute
24 Sep 2013
98
saffrons
22 signs that you’re an Antrim sports fan
14 Jul 2013
11
conjecture
Opinion: David Beckham may have been a limited footballer, but he was still a credit to his sport
17 May 2013
20
George Best
Want to stay in George Best's childhood home?
1 Aug 2012
6
9 at 9
The 9 at 9
Good morning…here’s nine things to know today.
31 Jul 2012
6
Opinion
Column: Youth drinking problem? Perhaps we should look at ourselves…
Fiona Ryan
12 Jul 2012
38
Calls for all Ireland soccer team at Sinn Féin Ard Fheis
27 May 2012
51
Golazos
Going it alone: 10 of the best ever solo goals
10 Apr 2012
1
Well read
The Sports Pages: some of the week’s best sportswriting
23 Oct 2011
2
Samba
Wayne Rooney is the white Pele, says Fergie
14 Sep 2011
George Best
George Best musical kicks off in Dublin
7 Jun 2011
Well read
The Sunday Papers: some of the week’s best sportswriting
29 May 2011
And the winner is..
The Magnificent Seven: overlooked sports personalities
17 Dec 2010
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