Not only that, he did it with his last-ever kick in professional football, and a backheel to boot. The insolence. The irony. What a story. Six years on from helping United become ...

"Denis scarcely came up to the man's shoulder ... According to sportswriter Hugh McIlvanney, Pele said Law was the only British footballer who was gifted enough to have made it into Brazil's ...

Denis Law was an extraordinary Scottish footballer ... enough to get a game for the great Brazil team of his era, claimed Pele. While he spent the majority of his club career in England, most ...

The bucks matter, the bucks are big news. And that is why the passing away of Denis Law is more than the end of a wonderful player’s life, it is another staging post on football’s journey ...

Denis Law stood on the platform at Huddersfield train ... The only British player good enough to get in the Brazil team of the day, said Pele. The “quickest thinking footballer I have ever ...

When I met Denis Law in 2011 he made a surprising confession: “I never wanted to be a goal scorer.” “I was always reluctant playing that role. I started out as an inside-forward, and ...

Denis Law, the great Manchester United striker who won the Ballon d’Or and European Cup during a legendary career, has died aged 84. Law, the only Scot ever to be named European Footballer of ...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Describing Denis Law as the “hero of a generation,” Manchester United led tributes to one of its greatest players following confirmation of his death at 84 on Friday.