Denis Law: Manchester United and Scotland legend dies aged 84
Law signed for Huddersfield Town at the age of 15 and four years later, in 1960, moved to Manchester City for £55,000.
A year later he joined Turin for £110,000, but found it difficult to settle in Italy and moved to Manchester United for £115,000 in 1962, finishing his career at Manchester City in 1974. career.
In 1968, Law led Manchester United to defeat Benfica 4-1 and became the first English team to win the European Champions League.
He also won an FA Cup and two English League Championship medals with Manchester United, and helped Scotland win the British domestic championship six times.
His 11 goals in seven games for Scotland in 1963, as well as a goal for the rest of the world against England at Wembley, helped him win the Ballon d’Or in 1963, The award was then awarded to the best European football player.
After retiring from football, Law became a television commentator, patron of UK charity Football Aid and established the Denis Law Legacy Trust, which runs projects and events around community engagement and widening participation in sport .
He was appointed CBE in 2016 for services to football and charity, and received honorary degrees from the Universities of Aberdeen, St Andrews and Robert Gordon University, having served for him at Old Trafford and Aberdeen A statue was erected and he was awarded the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen.
