{"id":21272,"date":"2025-01-17T21:55:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T21:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/denis-law-manchester-united-and-scotland-legend-dies-aged-84\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T21:55:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T21:55:59","slug":"denis-law-manchester-united-and-scotland-legend-dies-aged-84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/denis-law-manchester-united-and-scotland-legend-dies-aged-84\/","title":{"rendered":"Denis Law: Manchester United and Scotland legend dies aged 84"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Manchester City said everyone in the city is mourning Law, adding: &#8220;Our thoughts are with Denis&#8217; family and friends at this difficult time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Former Scotland and Manchester United forward Joe Jordan told BBC Radio 5 Live that Law was a &#8220;proper icon&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He said: &#8220;Denis was a special player and to lose someone like him will affect an awful lot of Manchester United fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;A proper icon for his ability on the field to score goals but he had a special edge to him, not just as a player but as a person.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Denis Law is one of the greatest players to ever play for Scotland.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Huddersfield Town said they are &#8220;profoundly saddened&#8221; by Law&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Terriers added: &#8220;A legend of not only our great club, but an immortal of the sport as a whole, he will be deeply missed and his memory cherished by us all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Torino called Law an &#8220;iconic figure&#8221; in their history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville posted on Instagram: &#8220;Rest in Peace Denis. A great footballer and a great man. It&#8217;s a privilege and an honour to have spent time in your company.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Aberdeen, who Law supported, said: &#8220;One of Scotland&#8217;s greatest ever players, his legacy will live on in the north east.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Denis was more than just a fantastic footballer, he was a fantastic man,&#8221; said former Manchester United midfielder Bryan Robson in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14277965\/BRYAN-ROBSON-Denis-Law-fantastic-footballer-fantastic-man-no-one-represented-Man-United-stood-better-him.html\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">a Daily Mail column.<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;He would always be in my greatest ever Manchester United XI. He was a player so many of his peers idolised and with good reason, that iconic image of him with his sleeves pulled down and the one arm salute after scoring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Alzheimer&#8217;s Society chief executive Kate Lee said: &#8220;We&#8217;ll be forever grateful that Denis and his family raised not only money for Alzheimer&#8217;s Society but a great deal of awareness too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/ckgvny01x9go\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City said everyone in the city is mourning Law, adding: &#8220;Our thoughts are with Denis&#8217; family and friends at this difficult time.&#8221; Former Scotland and Manchester United forward Joe Jordan told BBC Radio 5 Live that Law was a &#8220;proper icon&#8221;. 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