Football’s finest unite to pay tribute to Bobby Robson

A WHO’S Who of football came together yesterday to give thanks for the life of one of the game’s best-loved figures.

Football’s finest unite to pay tribute to Bobby Robson

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, England coach Fabio Capello and football legend Bobby Charlton were among the 1,000 guests who filled Durham’s magnificent Norman cathedral to pay tribute to Bobby Robson.

Former England players including Gary Lineker, Paul Gascoigne, Alan Shearer and Stuart Pearce also attended the memorial service, held seven weeks after Robson died aged 76 at home in nearby Langley Park.

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