Former Manchester United and Scotland footballer Denis Law died on January 17 at the age of 84. In a statement, his family said: “It is with a heavy heart that we tell you our father Denis Law has sadly passed away. He fought a tough battle, but finally ...

Tributes pour in for 'true gentleman' Denis Law after death aged 84 - Law won two league titles with United and was a member of United’s European Cup-winning side

At Manchester United Law scored 236 goals in 393 games; third behind his team-mate Sir Bobby Charlton and Wayne Rooney on the all-time scoring list, and set club records for the most goals in the FA Cup (34 goals), which still stands, and in Europe with 28 goals in 33 games.

On "windswept touchlines" in Aberdeen in the 1950s, people began to talk with excitement about a "puny, bespectacled kid with a squint who was somehow ramming home goals for his school and boys' club teams", said Michael Grant in The Times.

Eric Davidson, a fan who visited Law's statue in Aberdeen the day after he died, said the footballer meant a lot to people in the city. "When you're playing football at primary school, all you wanted to be was the second Denis Law," he said.

Manchester United fans paid tribute to Denis Law on Sunday, following the death of the Old Trafford icon. Former Scotland striker Law's death was confirmed on Friday. He was 84 and had been diagnosed with dementia in 2021. Flowers, scarves and other ...

Small, thin and scrawny, with a terrible squint that forced him to wear glasses, there was little to suggest Denis Law "would make it as a footballer". Yet even while at primary school ...

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Former Manchester United and Scotland forward Denis Law has died at the age of 84, the Premier League club said on Friday.

(AP Photo/Dave Thompson) Manchester United former manager Sir Alex Fergusson arrives to lay a floral tribute for Denis Law prior to the start of the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion, at the Old ...

Denis Law, the Manchester United and Scotland great, has died. He was 84. The death of Law, the only Scottish player to win the Ballon d'Or, was announced by his family through United on Friday. In 2021 he was diagnosed with dementia. "It is with a heavy ...