Na ihrisku úspešný, v živote už menej

Jeden z najlepších britských futablistov George Best zomrel vo veku 59 rokov, po tom, ako dostal v nemocnici vážnu infekciu. Jeho búrlivý životný štýl prispel k predčasnému koncu jeho hviezdnej kariéry a neskôr ho alkoholizmus pripravil aj o zdravie. V roku 2002 mu transplantovali pečeň, ale čoskoro po tom začal znovu piť. Viac sa o ňom dozviete v príspevku od Kevina Geareyho.

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George Best had a rare ability to make the ball do his bidding. In 1968, he helped Manchester United become the first English club to win the European Cup.

Best was named European Footballer of the Year, and the young man dubbed "the fifth Beatle" took football into the realms of showbiz. But at just 26, with the headlines by now all about his sex and drinking exploits, he announced his retirement. His comeback appearances with other clubs were swiftly curtailed by his drinking, which continued after his second wife left him and after his liver transplant.

Those who saw George Best, the footballing genius, will revel in the memory, but will also regret that his career and life ended so sadly and prematurely:

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do his bidding
robil si, čo sám chcel

dubbed "the fifth Beatle"
volali ho "piaty člen Beatles"

the realms of showbiz
kráľovstvo šoubiznisu

exploits
tu: prehnané užívanie alkoholu (to exploit - zneužívať)

retirement
(športový) dôchodok

comeback appearances
futbalové návraty

swiftly curtailed
rýchlo ukončené

his liver transplant
transplantácia pečene

revel in the memory
vychutnávať si spomienky

prematurely
predčasne