Best’s European Cup medal nets €177,000 at auction
The Manchester United and Northern Ireland star, who died in 2005 following a long battle with alcoholism, won the medal with the Old Trafford club in their 1968 4-1 win over Portuguese club Benfica.
The medal was among 13 awards presented to Best during his illustrious career which were all sold yesterday by the executors of his estate at Bonhams in Chester.
