George Best

He is definitely one of the best soccer player, but it's all the magic about his life that make him unique : Soccer, Girls and Booze. Here is George Best portrait !

Portrait is available on my Etsy shop here.

Youth in Belfast.

Belfast skyline

 He grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, near the "George Best" Airport, well near the Docklands if the 70's Belfast.
As i've lived there once, i know that the belfast skyline is composed of the  H&W cranes and the roofs of the terraced houses.

The gifted Ulsterman

The youg georgie boy was gifted, he receive the capacity of touching ball qnd make it go directly into the net.
He was a bold player, thinking fast with great inspiration and feeling.

the terrific dribbler

 He was fast and the ball was stick to his leg so he could dribble easily. Two right feets !

The Best player for the Best team

 Well, it was the good choice for the Manchester staff to hire Georgie Boy, as the result was the UEFA cup and winning championshipd. Best was celebrated bu the entire M.U supporters.

Birds + Drink + Games = Fame

 Champagne !

He was famous for this side as well and here are his best quotes.

"I've stopped drinking, but only while I'm asleep" G.Best

Tons of Mails for Breakfast.

Today when you like someone, you write it somewhere on the internet, but earlier in the 70's it was more romantic and a letter was sent directly to your fan.
Georgie boy was receiving tons of mail for breakfast ! A good way to get over the hangover

George best hair : The best collectible item

Georgie boy became an Idol for many of the fans and they start to go mad about that, especially when a supporter start to enter the field, running after his idol with scissors (or knife ?) trying to get a bunch of hair of george Best.

No need to say, the police was chasing him on the grass....

the fifth Beatles

 He was famous, so famous he get this surname of "the fifth Beatles ".

He was famous, he got the money, he was a huge Gambler as well, as sort of Best 007.
He also had a big crush on the prettiest girl on Earth and the fastest cars on road. Just like James Bond but in Real.

I didn't mention the Jaguar E-type, neither the Lotus Europa (both included in the picture, at yours to find), so i had to mention his mansion, a modern villa with the 70's design, made of pounds and huge windows to satisfied all his conquests.

The decadence

He wasn't really aware that he was drinking too much. Everyone saw it but he didn't realise it.
Death was pooring his glass and drinking along to celebrate his joy of life.

sick on the field

It happens sometimes, in the middle of the game where he put the ball aside,  throw away all the gin tonic breakfast he had earlier, get the ball again and continue his dribble.
One of the few player who could play completely drunk.

the best Angel on Earth

He died in the 2000's and the belfast city dedicated his airport to his memory. He was a typical Ulsterman, living, enjoying life with excess without counting.