NHISTORICAL TREASURES
Denis Law’s name is associated with one of the most touching and glorious stories in the history of top football: MU rose from the 1958 Munich air disaster, then exactly 10 years later became the first English club. first to win the European Cup. I don’t know how many books and articles were written about MU during that period. In other words, it was the period of rebuilding MU under coach Matt Busby. Along with George Best and Bobby Charlton, Denis Law is one of three towering monuments in the “Busby Babes 2.0” generation.
Playing as a centre-forward, Law often scores (and he scores a lot) by flicking the ball into the net from close range. That’s the least attractive… type of goal in soccer? Yes, usually. But with Law, kicking the ball into a goal has been elevated to the level of art. After all, the audience was “addicted” to seeing how Law scored. His way of keeping balance and sophistication when touching the ball gave rise to the idea for writers to write about the game of football: this is the ballet of workers!
Legend Denis Law was awarded the Order of the British Empire (CBE) on April 11, 2016
When France Football weekly began awarding the “European Golden Ball” in 1956, everyone knew that this prestigious award in the first year would go to English player Stanley Matthews. All of the most brilliant years of Matthews (born in 1915) were wasted because football was stagnant due to World War II. 24 years have passed since Matthews played his first professional match for Stoke City. How can we believe that at the age of 41, Matthews is still in top form enough to surpass Alfredo Di Stefano, Ferenc Puskas, Raymond Kopa and deserves to be the best player in Europe? That can only be an appreciation for old values, which Matthews deserves to be honored. In short, that is the “Golden Ball”… diplomacy.
What about Denis Law? He won the “Golden Ball” in 1964, when this title affirmed the prestige of the highest individual award in the football world. Eusebio, Gianni Rivera, and Jimmy Greaves were all famous at that time. Beckenbauer also started his career with Bayern Munich. This means that Law won the award amid fierce competition among stars across Europe.
TYEAH THE POOR BOY BECAME THE MOST EXPENSIVE PLAYER IN THE COUNTRY ANH
Born in Aberdeen, Law is a Scottish player, currently holding the record of scoring 30 goals for the Scottish team. Kenny Dalglish and Law share this record, however Dalglish played 102 matches while Law only played for the national team 55 times. But outside of the national team, Law has never played for any Scottish club. He joined the Huddersfield youth team and started his career at this club. Then he moved to Manchester City, Torino, and when he came to MU, his career flourished. This is also the team that Law has been with the longest (11 years).
Coming from a poor family, Law had to walk barefoot until he was 12 years old. He only owned his first pair of proper soccer shoes after joining the Huddersfield youth team. Also there, the football team spent money to help Law treat his cross-eyed condition. Law’s confidence increased greatly thanks to this. When Law was sold to Manchester City, Torino, and MU, all three contracts were British records for transfer prices. Law contributed greatly during coach Busby’s journey to rebuild MU, despite the fact that he had to play football while injured for many years (from an unsuccessful surgery for a knee injury in Huddersfield). He had surgery right before MU played the 1968 European Cup final against Benfica, and watched the match from his hospital bed.
