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George Best
Risk 100Northern Irish professional footballer
59 years oldUnknown0 picksBorn May 22, 1946
The Belfast boy who made Manchester United magic, Best was football's first true superstar—blessed with the skills of a genius and the appetites to match. A 1968 European Footballer of the Year who famously quipped he "spent a lot of money on booze, birds, and fast cars—the rest I just squandered." At 59, his legendary liver has already survived a transplant, making him perhaps the most watched man in football for reasons beyond the pitch. (Word count: 78)
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About George Best
The Belfast boy who made Manchester United magic, Best was football's first true superstar—blessed with the skills of a genius and the appetites to match. A 1968 European Footballer of the Year who famously quipped he "spent a lot of money on booze, birds, and fast cars—the rest I just squandered." At 59, his legendary liver has already survived a transplant, making him perhaps the most watched man in football for reasons beyond the pitch.
(Word count: 78)
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