{"id":297453,"date":"2023-11-13T12:25:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T12:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=297453"},"modified":"2023-11-13T12:25:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T12:25:19","slug":"sir-bobby-charltons-funeral-manchester-united-legend-to-be-honoured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/sir-bobby-charltons-funeral-manchester-united-legend-to-be-honoured\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Bobby Charlton&apos;s funeral: Manchester United legend to be honoured"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Sir Bobby Charlton&#8217;s funeral: City of Manchester prepares to honour Man United legend with thousands of fans to line the streets at Old Trafford and the cathedral<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The funeral of United and England great Charlton takes place on Monday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Prominent figures from the worlds of football and sport will pay their respects<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Funeral cortege is expected to pass Old Trafford at around 1.30pm\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Preparations are underway outside Old Trafford ahead of the funeral of Manchester United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton.<\/p>\n<p>Family, friends, fans and luminaries from the football world will celebrate Charlton&#8217;s extraordinary life on Monday afternoon with his funeral cortege set to pass Old Trafford before heading on to Manchester Cathedral for a memorial service.<\/p>\n<p>Beneath the statue of Charlton&#8217;s manager at United, Sir Matt Busby, a platform has been erected with thousands of fans expected to line the route.<\/p>\n<p>An enormous poster depicting Charlton, who died on October 21 aged 86, in United colours hangs from the stadium&#8217;s exterior.<\/p>\n<p>His cortege will pass the &#8216;Holy Trinity&#8217; statue, which depicts Charlton celebrating a goal with fellow United greats Denis Law and George Best, at around 1.30pm.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/11\/77734561-12743017-image-a-44_1699874950891.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Preparations have been made outside Old Trafford ahead of Sir Bobby Charlton&#8217;s funeral, with the cortege set to pass the stadium en route to Manchester Cathedral at around 1.30pm<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/11\/77734011-12743017-image-a-45_1699874978191.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A platform had been erected on the Old Trafford forecourt with thousands of fans and well-wishers expected to line the route\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/11\/77734003-12743017-image-a-47_1699875069168.jpg\" height=\"390\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The statue of Matt Busby &#8211; Charlton&#8217;s manager at United &#8211; above the platform at Old Trafford<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/11\/77734651-12743017-image-a-51_1699875225114.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A Manchester United flag is seen flying at half-mast at Old Trafford ahead of Charlton&#8217;s funeral<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/11\/77734015-12743017-image-a-46_1699875000096.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>There was a visible police presence in Manchester city centre ahead of the legend&#8217;s funeral<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>A United representative invited fans and members of the public to &#8216;pay their respects along the route&#8217; ahead of the service, which begins at 2pm.<\/p>\n<p>A large police presence was visible in Manchester City centre on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The service at the cathedral will be led by Canon Nigel Ashworth and feature eulogies by family members and the club. It will remain private and not be filmed.<\/p>\n<p>The great and the good of the football world will be among an expected 1,000 guests with United inviting representatives from every Premier League club.<\/p>\n<p>It is expected every club will send a senior official to pay their respects to one of the best footballers England has ever produced.<\/p>\n<p>Every living United captain has been invited to the service, alongside prominent former players including the Class of 92.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the current squad members have already travelled off to represent their countries in the upcoming internationals and so won&#8217;t be present.<\/p>\n<p>United manager Erik ten Hag will also not be present because of &#8216;an unbreakable and long-standing personal commitment in the Netherlands.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/11\/77734779-12743017-image-a-52_1699875337593.jpg\" height=\"806\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A large poster depicting Charlton in Manchester United colours hangs outside the stadium<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/11\/77734017-12743017-image-a-48_1699875120161.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Charlton&#8217;s funeral cortege will past the Holy Trinity statue &#8211; depicting him with George Best and Denis Law &#8211; en route to Manchester Cathedral\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/11\/77734021-12743017-image-a-49_1699875159281.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Images of Charlton outside Old Trafford ahead of United&#8217;s home fixture against Luton<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/11\/77734019-12743017-image-a-50_1699875195876.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Charlton died at the age of 86 on October 21 following a fall at his Cheshire nursing home<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/11\/77734981-12743017-image-a-53_1699875650166.jpg\" height=\"368\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tributes were paid to Charlton ahead of the Manchester derby at Old Trafford on October 29<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/11\/77734985-12743017-image-a-54_1699875665382.jpg\" height=\"387\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The United club legend will be sadly missed with thousands set to pay their respects<\/p>\n<p>The club&#8217;s unpopular owners, the Glazer family, will also stay away amid fears of abuse from fans.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other greats from the world of sport, including former Olympic champion Daley Thompson, are also expected.<\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands have signed a book of condolence opened at Old Trafford following Sir Bobby&#8217;s passing in the early hours of October 21.<\/p>\n<p>Charlton, who battled dementia in his later years, died following an accidental fall at a care home in Knutsford, Cheshire, coroners ruled.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12743017\/Sir-Bobby-Charltons-funeral-City-Manchester-prepares-honour-Man-United-legend-thousands-fans-line-streets-Old-Trafford-cathedral.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Bobby Charlton&#8217;s funeral: City of Manchester prepares to honour Man United legend with thousands of fans to line the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297452,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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