Soccer: Best 'feeling better' says anxious wife

George Best's wife is back at the couple's home in Northern Ireland pleading for her husband to quit drinking.

Soccer: Best 'feeling better' says anxious wife
Mon, 26 Mar, 2001 - 14:26

George Best's wife is back at the couple's home in Northern Ireland pleading for her husband to quit drinking.

Alex Best has returned from London to their house near the village of Portavogie, Co Down.

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