NASL Dateline: On 25 April 1976, George Best (2nd from right) scored his 1st career NASL goal since signing 2 weeks earlier and the Los Angeles Aztecs defeated the Rochester lancers, 1-0, before 7,236 at El Camino College
Earthquakes Alumni vs. Golden Bay Earthquakes Date: May 13, 1984 Earthquakes won 5-2 Attendance: 8,943 Goals: Earthquakes-Steve Zungul (4), Jan Goossens Alumni-George Best, Jan Goossens
United star George Best speaks with manager Wilf McGuiness during a training session. Football, 1970, Manchester United star George Best speaks with manager Wilf McGuiness during a training session !!!
NASL Dateline: On 5 May 1979, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers' line-up finally debuted the much-heralded attack of Teófilo Cubillas, Gerd Mueller and George Best in a 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Fury, dropping the Strikers' record to 2-5.
NASL Dateline: On 15 May 1981, George Best scored his 2nd game-winner of the season as the San Jose Earthquakes edged the California Surf, 2-1, before 25,230 at Anaheim Stadium.
Remembering the late Great George Best. 22nd May 1946 - 25th November 2005. George Best was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United. A highly skillful dribbler, he is considered as one of the greatest players of all time. He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1968 and came fifth in the FIFA Player of the Century vote. Best received plaudits for his playing style, which combined pace, skill, balance, feints, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to get past defenders. ABOUT 1968 European Football Player of the year who unexpectedly retired in the prime of his career at the age of 27; scored 137 goals in 361 appearances for Manchester United between 1963 and 1974. BEFORE FAME He was a member of the Orange Order, which was important to his whole family. TRIVIA He was one of the first European Football players to become a celebrity, however, many felt this ultimately led to his demise. FAMILY LIFE He married his first wife, Angela MacDonald-Janes, in 1978 and had his first son, Calum, in 1981. ASSOCIATED WITH He and Peter McParland both played for the Northern Ireland national team in the 1960s.
79 years ago a footballing genius was born! Today would have been George's 79th Birthday. There is nothing really I can say about George that hasn't already been said. He is the one player in the world who everyone knows, whether they have an interest in football or not.
"Last Farewell for the Belfast Boy" A 31 year old George Best on the occasion of his last ever appearance for Northern Ireland. A World Cup Qualifier against Netherlands on a sun kissed Autumn afternoon at Windsor Park in October 1977. Visible in the background is Ruud Krol. A crowd of some 33,000 were there in attendance for the last farewell to Belfast's favourite son. And I was truly thankful to be one of them.
In the mid-1970s, George Best brought his charisma and dazzling footwork to the sun-soaked fields of Southern California, joining the Los Angeles Aztecs in the emerging North American Soccer League. Far from the grey skies of Manchester, Best trained under palm trees, often laughing and joking with teammates as cameras rolled. The mood was light, the football experimental, and the spectacle pure Hollywood. Though past his prime, Best’s magic still flickered—drawing crowds, scoring wonder goals, and inspiring a new generation of American fans. His Aztecs chapter became a surreal yet charming twist in the legend of football’s most mercurial genius.