Legendary former England manager dies at 76

WHEN Bobby Robson spoke, invariably there was passion in his voice, a twinkle in his eye and laughter rarely far away.

When asked once what he would have done if he hadn’t been a footballer, he famously replied: “I would have given my right arm to be a pianist.”

No football man deserved his knighthood more. No manager better balanced the need for hard decision-making with the caring touch.