DID YOU KNOW? 🔴 George Best, the player who supposedly started the legendary "Manchester United No. 7" tradition actually wore the No. 11 shirt for more than half of his games. Ask almost any football fan to name the ultimate Manchester United No. 7, and George Best’s name will pop up alongside Cantona, Beckham, and Ronaldo. People talk about the "sacred No. 7 jersey" as if Best launched the tradition himself. The reality? George Best wasn't really a No. 7 at all. In fact, for more than half of his Manchester United career, he wore No. 11. Back in the 1960s and 70s, squad numbers didn't exist. You didn't pick a number for the season and put your name on the back. Shirts were handed out 1 to 11 on matchday based purely on where you lined up on the pitch. The right winger got 7, the left winger got 11, the central strikers got 8, 9, or 10. Because Best was so versatile and often played on the left flank, he actually wore the No. 11 shirt in 240 of his 470 appearances for United. He only pulled on the No. 7 shirt in 141 games. (He even wore No. 8 43 times, No. 10 39 times, and famously wore the No. 9 shirt once against Northampton Town in 1969). So why does everyone remember him in a No. 7? It boils down to one legendary night: May 29, 1968. United wore a blue away kit in the European Cup Final against Benfica at Wembley. Best was shifted to the right wing that evening, wearing No. 7. He scored that iconic extra-time goal, rounding the keeper and casually rolling the ball in to help United become the first English club to win the European Cup. Because that single match was broadcast around the globe and featured in every newsreel, photo book, and documentary for the next 50 years, the image of Best as a No. 7 was frozen in time. The real No. 7 myth at United didn't actually start with Best at all. It was built years later by Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, and David Beckham. Best just happened to wear it on the night that mattered most.

He said “all the best” btw, Barcelona fans keep pushing this Ballondor when Yamal shouldn’t be top 5

Amad, Baleba and De Ligt could be our hope of turning things around We just hope Baleba can rediscover the form that made Manchester United go for him in the first place Then Amad hopefully he can bring the kind of form he showed at the World Cup We need these three to step up

🔥🇵🇹 Gonçalo Ramos scores for Portugal tonight against Norway! The Milan forward finds the back of the net in the away match for Jorge Jesus's national team. A second goal was subsequently disallowed for offside.

What does that goalkeeper do for a living?

Portugal took the lead through a brilliant finish from Joao Felix but since then the hosts have piled on the pressure and have certainly created plenty chances. They've been unlucky not to score but the warning signs are there. Will Norway finally get that goal in the 2nd half?

We thought we were going to witness *The Greatest Striker of all time vs The Greatest Striker of this generation* 🤧 This norway keeeper na otu. E no fii start for asante kotoko😂💔. See as he dey give ramos free goals Germany hook my ticket today. Make i go sleep without food

Jorge Jesus saw someone comparing Haaland to Ronaldo and said not on his watch will he entertain such disrespect. That’s why he protected the 🐐 from useless agendas by refusing to play Cristiano Ronaldo today. Also Erling Haaland is officially becoming a tap - in merchant. There is absolutely nothing special about his goals! #NORPOR

🗣️: “Ronaldo is just a goal scorer like Haaland, Haaland is even better Ronaldo and Ødegaard is better than Bruno will be settled in this game 🇳🇴vs🇵🇹” Jorge Jesus:

10 years. 10 different disasters. And somehow Barça fans still say “this is our year.” 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Cristiano Ronaldo’s reaction to Portugal’s tactical plan.

What happened to this guy?

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The beauty of international football is that you have to work with what your country gives you. You can’t just go into the transfer market and buy better players. Just look at Haaland with Norway—he can’t simply switch countries because the squad isn’t good enough. That’s the beauty of representing your country.

Is £47m Kevin Schade the answer to Man United's misfiring attack? 🔴 Per multiple sources, United are set to join Arsenal and Liverpool in the race for the Brentford speedster in January. After a slow start and with Rashford yet to register a goal or assist, INEOS are looking at left-forward options again. Schade, 24, has hit 3 goals in 6 games this season and his pace + PL experience makes him an ideal profile. CaughtOffside reporting Brentford want him to renew but talks have stalled, and with his deal up in 2028, a move could be on if he doesn't sign. Would you take him at Old Trafford?

If Portugal were suddenly a “super team” without Ronaldo and Bruno, why didn't they beat Morocco in 2022? Ronaldo started on the bench, came on in the second half, and Portugal still lost 1-0 and went home. Now they beat Norway and suddenly the agenda is “Portugal are better without Ronaldo and Bruno.” 😭 One game against Norway doesn't prove that narrative. Relax!!

Erling Haaland has just played Portugal for the FIRST time tonight. And somehow, he has never played against a Portugal side with Bruno Fernandes or Diogo Dalot in the starting XI. He also still hasn’t faced Cristiano Ronaldo with Ronaldo starting for Portugal or even coming on as a substitute. Tonight was Haaland’s first ever international meeting with Portugal but Ronaldo, Bruno and Dalot are all absent from the Portuguese XI.

Marcus Rashford during the deliverance session at the conference yesterday 😭

Dalot & Ronaldo watching from the bench

Klopp is really disappointed man. Karim Adeyemi was the worst player by miles before he got hooked off. 1-1 draw against Netherlands and now losing to Greece at home. Must be a bad day for Klopp. #GERGRE

All these propagandist everywhere saying if Ronaldo had been in the Portugal team tonight Norway could’ve won over Portugal 🫵🤡s. Incase if you didn’t watch the game, go and watch the replay. Portugal wining was all Diogo Costa doings. For the Ramos goal, not a bad one even though it was a giveaway from Nyland. Nunez scores that with ease