Leeds legend laid to rest

STARS from the great Leeds team of the 1970s, including Peter Lorimer, Norman Hunter, Allan Clarke and Paul Reaney, were among the pall-bearers at the funeral of Leeds, Juventus and Wales football legend John Charles at Leeds Parish Church yesterday.

Leeds legend laid to rest

Among the speakers was ex-Liverpool and Wales forward John Toshack, who read a self-penned poem.

Alan Smith and Mark Viduka represented the current Leeds team, while John Lukic and Gordon Strachan were there from the title-winning Elland Road outfit of 1992.

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