Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

George Best NPG x128833

© Andrew Catlin / National Portrait Gallery, London

by Andrew Catlin

Arguably the greatest player in British football history. Belfast-born Best was already a Manchester United and Northern Ireland star aged 17. Dubbed 'El Beatle' by Portuguese press reporters in 1966 after United beat Benfica 5-1 in Lisbon, Best's fashion sense and Beatle haircut saw him emerge as the first 'pop-star' footballer. The leading scorer for United in the Football First Division in 1967-8, he won a European Cup medal and the title of European Footballer of the Year. Best also played for Northern Ireland thirty-seven... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.