11-07-2020 15:11 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Jack Charlton, icon of English and Irish football alike, dies at 85

Few players or managers have enjoyed World Cup glory with two countries but Jack Charlton, who has died aged 85, was held in rare affection by English and Irish football supporters.The World Cup may have brought the best remembered moments of his career but Charlton had no shortage of success at club level during nearly 45 years as a player and manager.Charlton, a tall, no-nonsense central defender, was part of Alf Ramsey's England team which won the World Cup in 1966, playing in the same side a
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