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Andi Istiabudi
01-10-2011, 11:45 AM
Ternyata selama ini belum ada thread khusus Denis Law yach ??? Yuuk share segala hal berkaitan dengan salah satu striker legendaris United asal Scotlandia tersebut disini ...

Denis Law

Denis Law (born 24 February 1940) is a retired Scottish football player, who enjoyed a long and successful career as a striker from the 1950s to the 1970s.

Law's career as a football player began at Second Division Huddersfield Town in 1956. After four years at Huddersfield, Manchester City signed him for a transfer fee of £55,000, setting a new British record. Law spent one year there before Torino bought him for £110,000, this time setting a new record fee for a transfer between an English and an Italian club. Although he played well in Italy, he found it difficult to settle there and signed for Manchester United in 1962, setting another British record transfer fee of £115,000.

He is best known for the eleven years that he spent at United, where he scored 237 goals in 409 appearances and was nicknamed The King and The Lawman by supporters. He is the only Scottish player in history to have won the prestigious European Footballer of the Year award, doing so in 1964, and helped his club win the First Division in 1965 and 1967. Law left Manchester United in 1973 and returned to Manchester City for a season, then represented Scotland in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Law played for Scotland a total of 55 times and jointly holds the Scottish international record goal tally with 30 goals. Law is also United's second highest goalscorer behind Bobby Charlton. Law holds a United record for scoring 46 goals in a single season.

Early life

Law was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, to George Law, a fisherman, and his wife Robina, and was the youngest of seven children. The Laws were a poor family, living in a council tenement in Aberdeen. He went barefoot until he was 12 years old, and wore handed-down shoes until well into adulthood; his first pair of football boots was a birthday present from a neighbour, which he received at 16 years of age.

He supported Aberdeen and watched them when he had enough money to do so, watching local non-league teams when he did not. His obsession with football led to him turning down a place at Aberdeen Grammar School, as he would have had to play rugby there instead. Instead, he attended Powis Academy (now St. Machar Academy) in Aberdeen. Despite having a serious squint, he showed great promise once he was moved from full back to inside-left, and was selected for Scotland Schoolboys.

Club career

Huddersfield Town
In the 1954–55 season, he was spotted by Archie Beattie, a scout for Huddersfield Town, who invited him to go for a trial. When he got there, the manager said, "The boy's a freak. Never did I see a less likely football prospect — weak, puny and bespectacled." However, to Law's surprise, they signed him on 3 April 1955. While he was at Huddersfield, he had an operation to correct his squint, which greatly enhanced his self confidence.

Huddersfield's relegation to what was then the Second Division made it easier for Law to get a game, and he made his debut on 24 December 1956, aged only sixteen, in a 2–0 win over Notts County.Manchester United's manager Matt Busby shortly offered Huddersfield £10,000 for Law, a substantial amount of money for a footballer at that time, but the club turned the offer down. Bill Shankly was manager of Huddersfield between 1957 and 1959, and when he left for Liverpool he wanted to take Law with him, but Liverpool were unable to afford him at that time.[8]Over the next decade or so, Liverpool would emerge as one of England's top club sides, rivalling and often eclipsing the Manchester United side that Law would by that stage be turning out for.

Manchester City
In March 1960, Law signed for Manchester City for what was then a British record transfer fee of £55,000, although Law's share of the fee was "precisely nothing". Once again, Matt Busby had attempted to sign Law for Manchester United, but United's cross city rivals beat them to Law's signature.

Although a First Division side, City had narrowly avoided relegation the previous season, and he genuinely felt that Huddersfield had a better team at the time. Law made his debut on 19 March, scoring in a 4–3 defeat to Leeds United. In April 1961, he scored two goals in a 4–1 win over Aston Villa that ensured City's survival in Division One.

Although he had thought about leaving, he was playing well and in 1961 Law scored an incredible six goals in an FA Cup tie against Luton Town. Unfortunately for him, the match was abandoned with twenty minutes to go, so his six goals didn't count. To make matters worse for him, Luton won the replay 3–1, and City were knocked out of the Cup.

Although he enjoyed his time at City, he wanted to play in a more successful side and was sold to the Italian club Torino in the summer of 1961.

Torino
Law's time in Italy did not go according to plan. Another Italian club, Internazionale, tried to prevent him becoming a Torino player as soon as he arrived, claiming he had signed a pre-contract agreement with them, although they dropped this claim before the season started.

Players in the UK were not treated well at the time, and the maximum wage for footballers had only recently been abolished there, so he was pleasantly surprised to find that pre-season training was based in a luxury hotel in the Alps. However, Torino took performance-related pay to something of an extreme, giving the players bags full of money when the team won but little, if anything, when they lost. Like many British footballers who have gone to play in Italy, Law did not like the style of football and found adapting to it difficult. The ultra-defensive catenaccio system was popular there at the time, so forwards did not get many chances to score.

On 7 February 1962, he was injured in a car crash when his teammate Joe Baker drove the wrong way around a roundabout and clipped the curb as he tried to turn the car around, flipping it over. Baker was almost killed, but Law's injuries were not life-threatening.

By April, he had put in a transfer request, which was ignored. The final straw for Law came in a match against Napoli when he was sent off. After the match, he was told that Torino's coach, Beniamino Santos, had instructed the referee to send him off because he was angry at Law for taking a throw in, which he had been told not to do. Law walked out, and was told that he would be transferred to Manchester United. A few days later, however, he was told that he was being sold to Juventus and that the small print in his contract committed him to going there whether he wanted to or not. He responded by flying home to Aberdeen, knowing that Torino would not get a penny in transfer fees if he refused to play at Juventus.

He eventually signed for United on 10 July 1962, for a new British record fee of £115,000.

Manchester United
Glory years

Law moved back to Manchester, boarding with the same landlady that he had lived with during his time as a City player. His first match for United was against West Bromwich Albion on 18 August 1962, and he made an excellent start, scoring after only seven minutes. The match finished in a 2–2 draw. However, United's form had been erratic since the Munich air disaster in 1958, and because of their inconsistency they spent the season fighting relegation. In a league match against Leicester City Law scored a hat trick but United still lost. They found form in the FA Cup though, with Law scoring another hat trick in a 5–0 win against his old club Huddersfield, and they went on to reach the final against Leicester City. Leicester were strong favourites, having finished fourth in the league, but Law scored the first goal as United won 3–1 in what turned out to be the only FA Cup final of his career. He also married his wife Diana that season, on 11 December 1962.

Unfortunately, an incident had taken place that season which Law felt had repercussions in years to come. In a match against West Brom on 15 December 1962, the referee Gilbert Pullin consistently goaded Law with taunts such as "Oh, you clever so and so, you can't play", and after the match, Law and his manager Matt Busby reported the matter to the Football Association. A disciplinary committee decided that Pullin should be severely censured, but he did not accept their verdict and quit the game. Law later claimed that "in the eyes of some referees, [Law] was a marked man" and blamed the incident for the "staggeringly heavy punishments" that he received later in his career.

Law scored a number of goals early in the 1963–64 season and was selected to play for a Rest of the World side against England at Wembley, scoring their goal in a 2–1 defeat. He later described this as the greatest honour of his career. His season was interrupted by a 28-day suspension for a sending off that he received against Aston Villa. The unusually cold winter forced United to play many of their fixtures in a short space of time, and their results suffered. Law later blamed this for United's failure to win a trophy in that season.

In 1964–65, Law won the European Footballer of the Year award, and Manchester United won their first league title since Munich. Law's 28 league goals that season made him the First Division's top scorer.

The following season, Law injured his right knee while playing for Scotland against Poland on 21 October 1965. He had previously had an operation on the same knee while at Huddersfield, and the injury was to trouble him for the rest of his career.

In 1966, Law asked United's manager Matt Busby to give him a pay rise at his next contract renewal, and threatened to leave the club if he did not get one. Busby immediately placed Law on the transfer list, announcing that "no player will hold this club to ransom, no player". When Law went to see him, Busby pulled out a written apology for him to sign, showing it to the press once he had done so. Law later claimed that Busby had used the incident to warn other players not to do the same thing, but had secretly given him the pay rise.

In 1968, United won the European Cup for the first time, but Law's knee injury was causing him serious problems and he missed both the semi-final and the final as a result. He was regularly given cortisone injections to ease the pain, but playing while the knee was still injured was causing long-term damage. He visited a specialist in January 1968 who wrote to United claiming that a previous operation to remove the cartilage from the knee had failed and recommending that a second operation be performed, but Law was not shown the report for several years and had to continue full training.

In 1968–69, United reached the semi-final of the European Cup, playing AC Milan. United lost the first leg in the San Siro 2–0, winning the second leg at Old Trafford 1–0 with a Bobby Charlton goal. Law put the ball over the line only to see it kicked away by a Milan defender. Law claimed a goal but the referee waved play on and United went out on aggregate. Busby, who had now been knighted, resigned at the end of the season and United's decline began.

Decline
Wilf McGuinness took over as first team coach at the start of the 1969–70 season. United finished eighth in the league, but Law missed almost all of the season through injury, and in April 1970 he was transfer listed for £60,000. Nobody made a bid for him, so he stayed at United.

After a poor 1970–71 season, Frank O'Farrell took over as United manager. They made a good start to the 1971–72 season and finished 1971 five points clear at the top of the league, with Law having scored twelve goals. However, results deteriorated and they finished the season in eighth place. Law scored in the first match of the following season, 1972–73, but his knee injury was troubling him again, and he failed to score for the rest of the season. The poor results continued and O'Farrell was sacked.

Law recommended that United replace O'Farrell with Tommy Docherty, having known him from his time playing with the Scottish national side. The club followed his recommendation, and things started well with the team's improved results lifting them into mid-table.

Return to City
Docherty gave Law a free transfer in the summer of 1973, after 11 years at the club during which he had scored a total of 237 goals in 404 games in all competitions, as well as collecting two league title medals and an FA Cup winner's medal. Only Bobby Charlton (who retired in 1972) had scored more goals for United.

He moved back to Manchester City. He played in City's 2–1 defeat in the League Cup final against Wolves. In City's last game of the 1973–74 season against Manchester United at Old Trafford, Law's back-heel gave City a 1–0 win but, thinking his goal had relegated United, he did not celebrate it (it turned out they would have been relegated even if the match had been drawn but Law did not know this at the time), walking off the pitch with his head down as he was substituted immediately afterwards. This game was the last club match of his professional career, as he retired that summer after appearing for Scotland in the 1974 World Cup, not wanting to be confined to the reserve team of a City side who were bringing in younger players.

Law still had a contract with Manchester City but their manager Tony Book told him that he would only be playing reserve team football if he stayed. He did not want to end his career in this way, so he retired from professional football in the summer of 1974.

International career
Law was not chosen to play for Scotland in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but scored on his debut against Wales on 18 October 1958 and quickly established himself as a first choice player. He played but did not score in Scotland's match against England on 15 April 1961. Scotland lost the match 9–3, and Law described it as his "blackest day".

While with Torino, Law continued to play for Scotland, although the club were not keen to release him for international matches and had put a clause into his contract stating that they were not obliged to do so.

Law was chosen for the Rest of the World team that faced England in the FA Centenary match in 1963

Law injured his right knee while playing for Scotland against Poland on 21 October 1965. Law scored in Scotland's famous 3–2 victory over England on 15 April 1967 in the 1967 British Home Championship, less than a year after England had become world champions. Manchester United won the league that season, but Law felt that the victory over England was even more satisfying.

Scotland reached the World Cup finals in the summer of 1974, for the first time since 1958. Although he had not played much first team football in the preceding season, Law was included in the squad and played in their first match, against Zaire. He didn't score, but Scotland won 2–0. Law was "very disappointed" not to be picked for the following match against Brazil, and was not selected for the following match against Yugoslavia either. Although Scotland were not defeated in any of their matches, they did not qualify for the second phase and were out of the World Cup.

Personal life

Since then, Law has often worked on radio and television summarising and presenting games.

He appeared as a special guest on the TV guest show This Is Your Life on 19 February 1975, months after retiring as a player.

As of July 2005, he is still married to Diana, and they still live in the Manchester area. They have five children, and their daughter, also called Diana, works as a press officer for Manchester United.

Law was made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game.

On 23 February 2002, a statue of Law was unveiled at Old Trafford, in the part of the stadium known as the Stretford End. He had a successful operation to treat prostate cancer in November 2003 and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Aberdeen on 5 July 2005.

The emergence of Dutch international Dennis Bergkamp in the 1990s uncovered a story that the player's parents, who were fans of Manchester United in the 1960s, named their son after Law. However, Dutch authorities refused to recognise the name unless it was spelt with two n's as they felt it was otherwise too similar to the female name Denise.

On 25 November 2005, Law was at the bedside of former United team-mate George Best as he died of multiple organ failure.

In May 2008 at the Manchester City ground, Law (with UEFA President Michel Platini) presented the medals to the winners of the UEFA Cup, Zenit St. Petersburg, and their opponents, Scottish side Rangers.

In February 2010, Law was named as Patron of the UK based charity Football Aid, taking over from the late Sir Bobby Robson.

Career summary

Clubs:

* Huddersfield Town (1956–1960)
* Manchester City (1960–1961)
* Torino (1961–1962)
* Manchester United (1962–1973)
* Manchester City (1973–1974)

Honours:

* FA Cup (1963)
* English Football League First Division (1965, 1967)
* European Footballer of the Year (1964)

(Law was a Manchester United player when the team won the European Cup in 1968, but he missed the match through injury).

* Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame (2002)
* Scotland's Golden Player (most outstanding player of the past 50 years) by the Scottish Football Association (November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee)

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org

Andi Istiabudi
01-10-2011, 11:49 AM
Future King: Denis Law backs Wayne Rooney to become Manchester United's top scorer of all time
James Robson

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Denis Law is backing Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney to become the all-time king of Old Trafford.

And he believes the England striker’s quest to be ranked alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the best player in the world will see United close the gap on European champions, Barcelona.

Legendary striker Law has been nicknamed the king by United supporters ever since his incredible goal-scoring exploits in Sir Matt Busby’s all-conquering team of the ’60s.

He scored 237 goals in 404 appearances and was named European Footballer of the Year in 1964.

As part of the famous ‘Holy Trinity’ with Bobby Charlton and George Best he won two league titles, but was injured for the European Cup triumph over Benfica in ‘68.

Law has been immortalised in the form of a bronze statue alongside Charlton and Best, which sits proudly outside Old Trafford, which is a measure of the esteem in which he is held by the club.

But he is convinced Rooney is on the way to eclipsing every United legend from Duncan Edwards to Eric Cantona.

“He could be the top – the greatest of them all,” said Law. “I said when he first came to the club that if he stays away from injury he will probably turn out to be United’s highest scorer ever.

“This year he’s got off to a flying start and he looks like he’s going to get a hat-trick every game. When you’re in that form and scoring goals, you feel like you can’t miss.”

That’s bad news for Norwich tomorrow, with Rooney expected to return from the hamstring strain that ruled him out of United’s draws with Stoke and Basle.

Before that injury he was in the form of his life with nine goals in his first six games of the season – including two hat-tricks in successive games, against Arsenal and Bolton.

That has seen him move to within 11 of Law’s all-time United record of 18 hat-tricks – which is yet another target he expects Rooney to surpass.

“At this rate, that doesn’t seem like a great deal given the way he’s playing,” said the 71-year-old.

“Football is like that. He’s got so much confidence at the moment.

“When you think about last season, he’d had an ankle injury and he wasn’t at the top of his game. I went through the same myself as a player. But when it’s going well, the confidence goes through the entire team.

“It is difficult to explain it but you just feel as though he is going to score every game.” Apart from being a United icon, Law is also Ferguson’s all-time favourite player.

“As far as I’m concerned, Denis Law is the best Scottish player of all time, bar nobody,” writes Ferguson in Law’s new book, ‘My Life in Football.’

“Anyone who has the slightest doubt about his stature in the game might care to heed the words of no less eminent judge than Pele, who once said that the only British player who could possibly get into the Brazil team was Denis Law.”

Just this month the United manager compared Rooney to Pele.

But the striker, who has scored 156 goals in 328 games for United, has more immediate rivals in the form of Messi and Ronaldo. Law sees comparisons with his own bid to emulate the greats of his day – Alfredo di Stefano and Ferenc Puskas – and Busby’s pursuit of the great Real Madrid side of that time.

Busby eventually led United to the European Cup. Now if Ferguson is to win a third Champions League trophy before he retires, he must rise to the challenge of Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona, who defeated United in last season’s final.

“You can already see with some of United’s passing this season, they are trying to copy Barcelona,” said Law.

“It will be difficult to do, but we did the same thing in our day in trying to copy Real Madrid.

“They were dominating European football too. My favourite players were Di Stefano and Puskas. We all wanted to be like Real.

“They were everybody’s favourite team. Barcelona are the same now and the way they played in the final just shows you how football can be played.

“I was at Wembley and I know there won’t have been any neutrals there. But even Manchester United fans would have to watch and admire this team.

“I presented Messi with the European Player of the Year trophy a couple of years ago. I couldn’t believe the size of him. I’m not big, but he came up to about my chin. What a fantastic player.

“In that final against United, he, Xavi and Andres Iniesta were just fantastic. That’s the way the game should be played.

“When you talk about Messi and Ronaldo, you are talking about the two most exclusive, outstanding players in the world,” added Law. “But when you look back to the Champions League final – the one part where United looked like Barcelona was Rooney’s goal.

“It was one of Barcelona’s goals. It was one-two and then in the back of the net.

“He will be in that category of the best players in the world if he keeps doing it at that level.”

:: DENIS Law will be signing copies of his book: My Life in Football on Saturday at Waterstones in the Arndale Centre at noon.

Source : http://menmedia.co.uk

theater of dream
01-10-2011, 11:49 AM
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Born : 24 Feb 1940
Signed : 12 Jul 1962
Debut : 18 Aug 1962 v West Brom (H) League
Goals total : 237
Appearances total : 404
Position : Forward
Left United : 01 Jul 1973

Andi Istiabudi
01-10-2011, 11:53 AM
Bagi yang belum tahu, Denis Law juga terpilih sebagai salah satu dari 3 pemain legendaris Manchester United yang diabadikan dalam bentuk patung di depan stadion Old Trafford :

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ki-ka : George Best, Denis Law, Bobby Charlton

Andi Istiabudi
01-10-2011, 11:55 AM
Denis Law di masa-masa akhir karirnya di United ...

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Andi Istiabudi
01-10-2011, 11:59 AM
Benar-benar seorang legenda United !

Denis Law - Stretford End King!
by Ian Cruise

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There's plenty of great footage of the legendary Manchester United team of Best, Law, Charlton - but there's not much better than this stunning goal from the Scottish striker, which is straight off the training ground.

Check it out for yourself... it's 18 seconds into this compilation video...

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Source : http://www.talksport.co.uk

Andi Istiabudi
04-10-2011, 12:31 PM
Face to Face: Denis Law
Teddy Jamieson

ASK Denis Law a question, almost any question, and he’ll start talking about football.

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The beautiful game is his default setting. Raise his childhood and he talks about football. Discuss his parents and he talks about football.

Maybe it’s because he’s got a new book to promote. Maybe it’s because he thinks that’s what we want to hear (which we do, of course). Maybe, most likely, because the residual heat of his days in the sun warms him still.

And so it should. In his new book, Denis Law My Life In Football, there is image upon image of him wearing the glowing red of Manchester United or the dark blue of Scotland, black and white reminders of how much colour he gave to football. (The colour photographs are even better.) Sir Alex Ferguson, no less, has said Law was the greatest ever Scottish player. He’s certainly the only Scot to be named European Player of the Year (in 1964). No wonder then that football is central to him and his image of himself.

“It gives a lot of happiness and you meet great people. I was lucky. I played under two great managers and travelled the world,” he tells me as we sit in a bland office surrounded by copies of his book in Bishopbriggs. “I went to Italy and I thoroughly enjoyed everything bar the football and unfortunately that was what I went there for. I loved the food, I loved the wine. I was single in those days and the ladies were quite nice. But the football was rubbish.”

And so it goes, a constant circling back to the sport that made his name, even though it is now the best part of three decades since he finished his football career. He’s not sure the game has improved since his day. “I think money has taken over, you’ve got to say that. There’s an area where you get to a certain stage where you’re not hungry any more because you’ve got plenty.”

Law has now entered his eighth decade though he’s not showing his age especially. There’s the familiar Chuckle Brothers bogbrush of a haircut that gives him a cartoon outline. Underneath it, his face is pure animation. It’s a face you can recognise even in the book’s oldest images, of a teenage Law as an Aberdeen schoolboy, and in the back row a Scotland Under-15 team photo. “When you think of that time there was nothing else to do other than play football,” he recalls. “That’s what we did every day. There was no television as such. You were out playing football in the street and unknown to yourself then you were learning your trade. You didn’t realise that. You were just enjoying football.

“You were proud on a Friday when the teacher came round with your shirt because you were in the school team for the game tomorrow. You had to supply your own shorts, of course, and your own socks. There were all different colours of socks.”

The war was not long over at the time and Scotland, like the rest of Britain, was feeling the chill of austerity. “Nobody had anything. We weren’t any different from anybody else. I remember all that.”

Law’s dad was a trawlerman with little time for football. “He was out on Monday morning, didn’t come home to Saturday lunchtime so he was not into it. I used to think my old man was an alcoholic because he came home on a Saturday and that was him in the pub Saturday night and then he slept all day Sunday and then he was back to sea and it wasn’t until later in life I realised that was the only time to drink on a Saturday because they weren’t allowed to on the boat.”

Growing up, Law says he didn’t think of himself as a potential football professional (difficult as that might be to believe). “I was quite good at technical drawing so I fancied myself as a bit of an architect really but football came.” Even when he went to Huddersfield as a teenager he went thinking he was going to be a member of the ground staff first and foremost. “I wasn’t going to be there too long and then of course Bill Shankly, who was assistant manager, took over and then the whole world changed.”

He was in the first team at 16. “You couldn’t be a professional until you were 17, so out of the blue I became a professional footballer. I never intended that to happen.”

Those first years playing football were hard. He was homesick all the time. In the close season he would return to Aberdeen and not want to go back. But he was lucky that Shankly was his manager. He could see Law’s talent. More than that, though, Law says, he was a father figure, perhaps a replacement for the father who he rarely saw growing up. From Huddersfield he went to Manchester City, then Torino, before returning, for a record fee of £115,000, to Manchester – to the very same digs he was in while playing for City – to join Matt Busby’s reconstruction of Man United. He was 22.

“I was part of the team that was recovering from the Munich air disaster and when you think of what they achieved in that short time after that, it was really good. I knew Sir Matt from Scotland days. He selected me to play for Scotland when I was only 18 so I knew him then. It was just a lovely time.”

He won two league titles with United but missed his chance to play in the European Cup final in 1968 because of injury. His biggest regret?

“Absolutely yes, but even then though we’d get there again because we had a very good team and really in ’69 we should have got back. We were robbed. We played Milan at Old Trafford in the semi-final and I scored a goal which was about … I’m not exaggerating, it was a good two feet over the line. That would have been the equalising goal because we’d already been beaten 1-0 in Milan. The referee didn’t allow it and they went on to qualify.”

We can romanticise the era, seeing it in the glow of old photos and blurry TV footage. But football was a more brutal profession in some ways then. Denis, I say, I counted at least two punches thrown in the book. “Given to me?” No, thrown by you. Did you ever throw a punch off the pitch? “Nah, nah, nah. I was a coward off the field, didn’t want to get involved in anything like that.

“I think the philosophy was then if somebody kicked you on the field and you don’t do anything back then they’ll keep kicking you. It’s the same off the field, of course, too. Right, if you kick me I’m going to kick you back.” Or punch you back?

“Yeah whatever. That’s what you call bullies, isn’t it? If you don’t hit back at them they’ll keep hitting you, so no way. I don’t care how big you are or whatever … I didn’t always come off best but at least I showed that you’re not going to get away with it.”

The game was certainly more brutal in terms of medical treatment. Law’s problematic knee that kept him out of the 1968 European Cup final would finally go under the knife. “The treatment you got in those days was not like it is today. It was cut your leg open. It was not good surgery. If I had to look back on it now and I had any say I wouldn’t have had it done.”

He played on until 1974, returning to Man City where his most famous goal was the one he scored against United that helped condemn them to relegation. He didn’t celebrate. He even made it to the World Cup for the first time, though he says now he was taken as a token gesture. His time on the field had run out.

Of course life went on off the field as well as on through the good years and bad. He met his wife Di, had five children, became a family man. Was he a good parent? “I hope so. Well, I’ll just phone the children and see.” I ask, I say, because it doesn’t sound as if he had a role model. “No, no. I think you’ve got to put it down to your good lady.”

Did he ever change a nappy? “I changed one nappy one time and that was the only one I ever did. My wife and her sister went out shopping and left me with the babe and he’d done the business in the nappy. It was like Maltesers in the nappy and for some reason – I don’t know why – I put it under the hot tap thinking it would melt. That’s how naive I was at the time.”

Ask him what he’s proudest of in his life and he says playing for his country. But then he reconsiders. “My family. Yeah, family more than anything. I’ve got five great children. Well they’re not children any more.”

Law laments the fact there are not the Scottish players now that there were when he was in his pomp. If you offered him, he’d take another 50 caps playing for his country in return for those two league medals he won with United. He still hasn’t watched the 1966 World Cup final. He remains what he always was, a football man, and a Scottish one to boot. He talks about football because football has been his life. It still is.

Denis Law: My Life In Football is published by Simon & Schuster, priced £25.

Source : http://www.heraldscotland.com

Andi Istiabudi
18-10-2011, 04:48 PM
Denis Law: Legends, patriotism and derbies
By Brian Viner

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Bobby Charlton, Denis Law and George Best keep watch over Old Trafford in statue form

Three Amigos: Bobby Charlton, Denis Law and George Best keep watch over Old Trafford in statue form, (top) Law and Best train during their Manchester United days, (middle) Denis congratulates George on his Freedom of the Borough of Castlereagh back in 2002 and (above) the three together in their old Man United tops DENIS LAW ON LEGENDS,|PATRIOTISM AND DERBIES ANYONE who considers that current master of controversy Carlos Tevez the greatest goalscorer ever to play for both Manchester United and Manchester City clearly doesn't remember Denis Law in his pomp.

Such pomp, indeed, that at Old Trafford he was nicknamed “The King”, while City fans remember him with affection mainly for the backheeled goal in the last game of the 1973-74 season which, albeit to his manifest distress, helped consign United to Second Division football.

At any rate, with Manchester looking decidedly like the first city of English football, not many men are better-qualified to reflect on the prospect of a season dominated by its two great clubs, who are in Champions League action this week prior to their eagerly-awaited weekend derby.

But it’s national issues first and, like every Scot of his generation, and with another qualification failure for the Tartan Army to weep over, he has his theories as to why the country that produced players of the calibre of Law himself, as well as Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness, Billy Bremner, Jimmy Johnstone, Dave Mackay, Jim Baxter and on back through the annals of the game, no longer seems to do so.

“There used to be at least a couple of good Scottish players in just about every English team. Now they seem to come from every country except Scotland. There are lots of reasons.

“In Scotland boys used to play in the street, now the streets are full of cars. There's no schoolboy football in some areas, the kids are all on their computers.”

But it's the same in England.

“We have fewer players playing for the big clubs, but that's a problem for England too. England always had terrific goalkeepers, maybe four or five at any one time who could have played for their country, like Banks, Shilton, Clemence, Joe Corrigan...”

The same, I venture with a stab at impishness myself, was not often true of Scotland, even in the halcyon years. Law, indeed, played in the 9-3 slaughter at Wembley in April 1961 when Frank Haffey established the template for the hapless Scottish goalie, and emigrated to Australia before the month was out. “I can't remember that game,” says Law, with a grin.

“Oh dear. Was it really 9-3? That's a disgrace, isn't it?”

Revenge of sorts was achieved in 1967 when Scotland came back down to Wembley, this time to play the world champions, and won 3-2.

“Now that one I do remember,” says Law. “That was like

winning the World Cup.” His memories of Wembley, it is fair to say, are bittersweet. He was injured, watching from a hospital bed when, in 1968, his Manchester United team-mates beat Benfica there to win the European Cup for the first time.

But he was in fine fettle in October 1963, playing for the Rest of the World against England to celebrate the Football Association's centenary, and scoring.

“That,” he recalls, “was a dream. My favourite player was Alfredo di Stefano and there I was playing in the same team as him, Eusebio, Puskas and Gento. In fact, Puskas played me through and I managed to round Mr Banks to score the equaliser. That's the beauty of football.

“If you're playing in a team with terrific players, it's easy. It's not hard, it's easy. At United we had Bobby (Charlton) and George (Best), but not just those two. Pat Crerand was a terrific passer of the ball, Nobby Stiles was such a battler.

It's like Barcelona now, and the way they played against United in that (Champions League) final. Alex (Ferguson) would be disappointed but also a bit relieved that it was only 3-1. And what I like about Barcelona is that when they get knocked down, they get back up. That Messi gets some knocks, but he doesn't roll about. Some of them roll back to their own countries, but he doesn't, and that's like the game we played in the Sixties.”

I tell him I wasn't going to invite him to compare teams of different eras, but he started it, so... which does he consider the greatest? “It's so hard, isn't it? United in 1958, you wonder what they would have achieved had the plane crash not happened. Real Madrid at that time were fantastic. The 1968 United side. Liverpool in the 1980s. International-wise there won't ever be a better team than Brazil in 1970. And players: Maradona, Pele, Best, Charlton, but also wee Jimmy Johnstone, you know. The way he bamboozled defenders... he cost me my cartilage, because every time I went to get the ball he dummied me, and we were on the same team. And Jimmy Greaves, the best goalscorer I've ever seen.

The respect is mutual. In My Life In Football, a sumptuous pictorial record of Law's career just published, Greaves cites Law as the best goalscorer he ever saw. There were certainly plenty of goals scored; 30 in just 55 games for Scotland, and 237 for United, just 12 behind Charlton's record. “A lot of my goals came from Bobby, and David Herd, who could both whack the ball,” he tells me. “I knew there was a fair chance the goalkeeper wouldn't hold it, so I was always on the run. From six yards I was deadly.”

Among the managers who benefited from his deadliness were Bill Shankly, Matt Busby and Jock Stein; indeed, I can't think of anyone but Law who played for all three, which makes him uniquely able to consider the virtues of those giants of the game.

“I played for Shanks for five years at Huddersfield, and he taught me so much. I thought I'd go to Liverpool with him, but they didn't have the money. Sir Matt was a fatherly figure, but also ruthless. He'd let you get away with only so much, but if you crossed a line, you'd know about it.

Jock was similar. His Celtic side that won the European Cup in 1967, all born within 25 miles of Glasgow... can you think of that happening now? You could add three zeros to that figure. Everything's changed. After United games we'd go to the pub, The Quadrant, near the cricket ground. And then home on the bus. Imagine them doing that today.”

A pause, while he rocks with laughter. “They all wanted us to play entertaining football. Why? Because they knew the working man had had a hard week. But they weren't tacticians. Training was running up the terracing and down, and at Huddersfield Shanks had a ball under the stand on a string. Once you'd headed it, it was pulled up a bit more. That's where I learnt to head the ball.”

In 1960, Law left Second Division Huddersfield Town for First Division Manchester City, where he played for a year before multiplying his £20-a-week salary fivefold by joining the Italian club Torino.

“Imagine, two young guys (him and Joe Baker, signed from Hibs) living in an apartment over the River Po. We were 21, which is not like being 21 today. We were very naïve. But the wine was lovely, the food was lovely, the women were lovely. The only thing that wasn't lovely was the football. It was very defensive. Whoever scored first won the game. But I was so tightly marked that when I came back to join United, I felt like I wasn't being marked at all. I had so much space. So it was good for me.”

By the time he left United, after 11 years, he was immortalised as part of the great footballing trinity of Best, Law and Charlton. I tell him a story Ian St John once told me, that before Liverpool played United in the 1960s, Bill Shankly used to pull out 11 Subbuteo players. “He cannae play,” he would say, knocking one over. “And he cannae play, either.” And on it went, with Shankly knocking over eight little

figures, leaving only the three representing Charlton, Best and Law. “Now, these three,” he would grunt, “these can play. But if 11 of you cannae beat three of them, you shouldnae be playing for Liverpool Football Club.”

Law roars, and dabs the tears of mirth from his eyes.

“That wouldn't surprise me, although it was unjust. The statue (of him, Best and Charlton outside Old Trafford) is unjust. There should be 11 of us on that pedestal. But Shanks was one on his own. I remember at Huddersfield, we beat Liverpool 5-1, and he said, 'What a load of rubbish'. Not long afterwards he joined them, and they were the greatest team in the world.”

Just as Shankly in retirement ended up feeling sour towards Liverpool, the club he had raised from Second Division mediocrity, so there was bitterness in the way Law left United, abruptly informed by the manager, Tommy Docherty, that he was surplus to requirements. Shocked, he decided to retire, until City made an unexpected bid to take him back to Maine Road, a move that did not prompt the anger at Old Trafford, or the crowing from City fans, ignited years later by Tevez.

“No, there was nothing like that. It wasn't as bad in those days. And I knew all the guys at City. Ken Barnes (the assistant manager) was a great friend. Also, my good lady was expecting our fifth child, so it was nice to prolong my career. And I got back into the Scotland team.”

And what of the infamous back-heel? Does the memory of it still trouble him? “Even that, er, it was, er, no, next question,” he mumbles, whether feigning a loss of words or truly discomfited, I'm not sure.

Let me put it another way. Is his heart still entirely with United, or does part of it belong to City, the club that gave him a break both at the beginning and the end of his top-flight career? “Aberdeen,” he replies, with another huge laugh.

And so to the likelihood of the Manchester clubs jostling for the 2011-12 Premier League title. Law thinks it is rash to overlook Chelsea, but concedes that United v City is looking like the story of the season.

“I would think so,” he says, “and it's really good for Manchester. Even within families. I have a son and a daughter who are both big United fans, and a son who's a massive City fan. It's exciting. And although I don't think you can buy a team, City have bought very, very good players. But it's nice to see Alex bringing the young boys in, like Sir Matt did. Alex is remarkable. I don't think he'll be there until he's 100, though. I think he'll be in his nineties when he retires!”

What, finally, of the man wearing the No 10 shirt, as he once did at Old Trafford? “Rooney? He's a fantastic goalscorer. He excites me. But I like Silva at City, too.”

Is there a player who reminds him of himself, as Paul Scholes did Bobby Charlton. “No, my memory doesn't go back that far,” he says, and the staccato laughter follows me out of the clubhouse door.

'Denis Law: My Life In Football' is published by Simon & Schuster , priced £25

Source : http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Andi Istiabudi
21-10-2011, 02:53 PM
Rewind to 1974
Law's parting gift to United
By Jon Carter

Denis Law, christened the 'King of Old Trafford' after scoring 236 goals in 11 years after joining Manchester United in 1962, also played his part in sending his former club down to the Second Division when he backheeled the winner for rivals Manchester City in the penultimate game of the season in 1974. While United would have been relegated even if they have drawn the game, Law's goal has gone down as one of the most memorable in history and, crushingly, proved to be his final touch in English football.

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Denis Law made himself a legend at United after first joining City, and then returning late in his career.

Footballing dynasties are built and, with time, invariably tumble, and the early 1970s saw even the great Manchester United fall into decline. With manager Sir Matt Busby moved upstairs to a role on the board in 1969 and the retirement of Bobby Charlton four years later, the side were in a period of transition that also saw the high-profile exit of the legendary George Best at the tender age of 27 in 1974.

Unable to cope with the level of expectation at Old Trafford, Busby's two successors, Wilf McGuiness and Frank O'Farrell, had both lasted less than a year and even a brief return by the great man himself could not lift the side beyond eighth in the league. Indeed, the tenure of Tommy Docherty, in late 1972, began as a salvage job as they were staring relegation in the face; he had been recommended for the role by striker Denis Law, who had worked with him in the Scottish national side.

Docherty, arriving in December, managed to retain their place in the top flight by turning around the club's form in the second half of the season, but the new boss did not repay Law's faith in him.

Law's decline had also begun as the decade ticked over. Injury concerns had begun to hinder his ability to play first-team football and he had been transfer listed for around £60,000 in the spring of 1970, but no suitors had made themselves known. A blistering start to the following season had suggested that Law was not done just yet but, when his knee injury reappeared, Docherty decided that he was not worth keeping on the books (saying he was just ''going through the motions'') and let him join rivals City on a free transfer ahead of the 1973-74 season.

Any hopes the United fans had that Docherty would continue his good start faded quickly as seven defeats in the first 12 matches saw them plummet once more. Without Law leading the line, United struggled for goals and, by Christmas, the situation was such that one of the team's leading scorers - with two penalties - was goalkeeper Alex Stepney.

Away from their league woes, there was no solace either as United were knocked out of the League Cup by October, losing at home to Middlesbrough, and out of the FA Cup by January after a home defeat to Ipswich Town.

A brief revival occurred in April when they beat fellow strugglers Norwich and also Newcastle and Everton, but it proved only a flash in the pan and a 1-1 draw at Southampton and 1-0 defeat at Goodison Park saw them needing all three points from the visit of mid-table City in the penultimate game of the season and also a helping hand from Norwich to beat Birmingham.

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Law slots home his famous goal

The first Manchester derby of the 1973-74 season had been a feisty affair at Maine Road as both Mike Doyle and Lou Macari were involved in a spat that saw them sent off. The pair had failed to leave the pitch after their dismissals, causing referee Clive 'The Book' Thomas to lead all the players back into the dressing room, and the police were even called to keep Doyle and Macari in place while the game restarted. The match ended in a dour 0-0 draw, but by the time that the second derby fixture came about in April, all the attention had turned to Law, who was returning to Old Trafford for the first time.

Law's appearance in the blue of City saw no bitterness from the United fans though. Having ''elected him to their exclusive monarchy'', according to The Guardian's Eric Todd, the second largest crowd of the season gave him a ''generous encore'' and ''cheered him again when he trotted up for the toss of the coin''.

Despite what was at stake and the events of Maine Road a few months earlier, the match itself was surprisingly uninspired. United, with more to lose, dominated the attacks but were unable to break through the City defence and were left frustrated as both Willie Donachie and Colin Barrett cleared off the line.

After a goalless 82 minutes, Francis Lee played the ball towards Law, who was standing with his back to goal. The Scotsman instinctively back-heeled the ball through the legs of goalkeeper Alex Stepney into the net, but remained motionless as the City fans cheered. Historian David Goldblatt remembers: ''Law, his arms frozen by his side, rigid and unemotive, was mobbed by his new team-mates.''

The United legend had helped condemn his former side to defeat and, in turn, relegation from the First Division for the first time in 37 years, although Birmingham's win over Norwich meant it would have happened anyway. Later, Law said: "I have seldom felt so depressed in my life as I did that weekend. After 19 years of giving everything I had to score goals, I have finally scored one which I almost wished I hadn't."

Todd wrote in his Guardian report that: ''Saturday's greatest irony at Old Trafford was, without doubt or exception, Denis Law's goal. It was 'the most unkindest cut of all' in the words of Marcus Antonious - he was not in the press box of course - who in the same speech said: 'If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.' Which seemed no less relevant.''

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Manchester United fans invaded the pitch and covered Law with scarves after his goal.

Law, dishevelled and obviously distressed, was immediately substituted and never played league football again, but his career ended on an even more sour note as hundreds of United fans invaded the pitch in the hope that the game would be abandoned. The Daily Mirror's Frank McGhee wrote in the strongest terms possible of the hooligans, maintaining that ''they are a cancer that needs cutting out'' and advocating that the entire Stretford End be closed off for the next season.

The pitch invasion got its intended outcome - the first match in English football to be stopped after crowd disorder - but United were a Second Division side as the league decided the result should stand. McGhee felt there was a contrast between the hooligans and their former hero.

''They [the invading fans] have no love for the game, otherwise their reaction at the relegation of their team would have mirrored the reaction of the man who relegated them, Dennis Law,'' he wrote. ''Quite simply, that was sadness. I have seldom seen a more poignant moment in sport captured on television than the expression on Law's face after he had scored the goal that sealed his old side's tomb. And I have never seen anyone having to be consoled rather than congratulated for scoring. All his life, Denis has loved goals. That one, even though it was a bit special, he hated.''

What happened next? United, already knowing their fate, lost their final game of the season away at Stoke. The former kings of Europe were no longer even the kings of Manchester, although Docherty retained the confidence of Busby and the board and led them back into the top flight at the first attempt. It would not be long before they were back on top of the English game but, for Law, his backheel was his final touch of a ball in England as he retired after the 1974 World Cup with Scotland. Even though the goal actually made no difference to United's plight, the Scot has never been able to escape the moment and told the Daily Mail in 2010: ''I was inconsolable. I didn't want it to happen. How long did the feeling last? How long ago was the game? Thirty-odd years. There is your answer.''

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Andi Istiabudi
23-10-2011, 11:54 PM
Video saat Denis Law yang berkostum Manchester City mencetak gol ke gawang Manchester United tahun 1974. Sama sekali tidak tampak ekspresi kegembiraan usai mencetak gol (mungkin Law sendiri berharap dia tidak mencetak gol ke gawang mantan klub tercintanya yang membuat United terdegradasi). Konon usai mencetak gol tersebut Law minta segera diganti dan kemudian memutuskan mundur sebagai pemain. Uniknya usai gol tersebut penonton langsung membludak masuk lapangan mirip pertandingan bola di Indonesia !!!

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Andi Istiabudi
04-11-2011, 05:58 PM
Scotland ace Denis Law tips Huddersfield Town striker Jordan Rhodes to be a hit on the international stage
by Mel Booth, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

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Jordan Rhodes celebrates after scoring for Scotland U-21's against Austria

JORDAN RHODES was today tipped to become a successful Scotland sharp-shooter by the greatest of them all – Denis Law.

Now 71, Law was the last Town player to win a full Scotland cap and the 21-year-old Rhodes is almost certain to follow suit a week tomorrow in Cyprus.

Manchester United legend Law – who bagged 30 Scotland goals in 55 appearances – has been following the fortunes of Town’s current hot-shot and believes he’s exactly what the national side need right now.

“I’m delighted Jordan is getting his chance because he’s a goalscorer and all international sides need them,” said Law, who found out about his own first call-up in 1958 from the Examiner newspaper seller in St George’s Square!

“His scoring record is excellent, he has done really well for the Under 21s and I’m surprised he hasn’t been mentioned much before for the senior squad.

“He will definitely play in Cyprus, I’ve no doubt about that, and it will be really interesting to see how he goes on because I’m sure he’ll perform extremely well at that level.”

Law still keeps tabs on Town, the club he made his debut for under Bill Shankly in 1956, and as one of the game’s all-time greatest frontmen he has noted Rhodes’ progress since he signed from Ipswich.

“Getting my first call-up and cap for Scotland is the greatest honour I am ever going to have, I’ll remember it for the rest of my life, and I’m sure Jordan is feeling exactly the same at this moment,” said Law.

“It’s obviously a step up from the league and the Under 21s, but Jordan has made those steps before and he’s been selected to represent his country on what he’s done for Huddersfield Town.

“If he didn’t have the ability he wouldn’t have been picked and everyone is after people who can score goals. Jordan has proved he can find the net and all he needs to do next week is exactly what he’s been doing up to this point.

“His experience with the Under 21s will help him and he’s done terrifically well. When I got called up to play against Wales I was only 18 and most of the Scotland team were household names and I didn’t know any of them personally.

“Jordan will know some of the current guys already and the manager, and I’m sure he’ll take to it straight away, because he’s playing really well and his scoring record is very, very good.”

Son of an Aberdeen fisherman and the only Scottish player ever to be voted European Footballer of the Year (1964), Law scored on his international debut against Wales on October 18, 1958. He hadn’t been selected for the World Cup that year, but went on to firmly establish himself and played in the World Cup 16 years later.

“I was told I’d been selected by the guy who used to sell the Examiner in St George’s Square!” he explained.

“We had been training one morning and I was walking up town to get my paper in the afternoon and he just said ‘hey, Denis, you’ve been selected to play for your country’.

“Nobody had telephones in those days and the Scottish FA just used to notify your club, so that’s how I found out, but it was a great feeling and it’s lovely that Huddersfield have got someone in the senior side again.

“It was Sir Matt Busby who picked me. He was manager of Scotland as well as Manchester United and he had just recovered after the Munich air crash. the fact he selected me to play in the game was the greatest honour I ever had in my life.”

Law, who had two spells with Manchester City and a stint in Italy with Torino, is best known for his 11 years with Manchester United, where he scored 237 goals in 409 appearances.

But he has never lost touch with Town, meeting up with old playing colleagues on a regular basis until the last couple of years and always checking on results.

“I always look to see how they have gone on and it’s great to see Town doing so well at the moment,” he added. “Hopefully they are going to have some very good years ahead.”

Source : http://www.examiner.co.uk

troy andreas
07-03-2012, 10:16 AM
comment terbaru opa Denis

http://http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2012/Mar/denis-law-backs-manchester-united-in-europa-league.aspx

Andi Istiabudi
07-03-2012, 11:06 AM
Berbeda dengan Sir Bobby Charlton yang sudah beberapa kali datang ke Indonesia mewakili United, Dennis Law sepertinya belum pernah datang secara resmi ke Indonesia. Semoga saja suatu saat Law bisa mengunjungi Indonesia secara resmi :)

troy andreas
04-01-2014, 08:09 PM
Law: FA Cup still special

United's record FA Cup scorers:

1. Denis Law (34)
2. Jack Rowley (26)
3. George Best (21)
3. Stan Pearson (21)
5. Bobby Charlton (19)
6. Mark Hughes (17)
6. Wayne Rooney (17)

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Manchester United legend Denis Law believes David Moyes’ Reds will be fired up to win the FA Cup for the first time in 10 years as the road to Wembley starts with a testing home encounter against Swansea City on Sunday.

The prolific marksman had a remarkable strike-rate in the famous competition, netting a record 34 times for United alone – eight clear of the next best in Jack Rowley and double the amount of the leading current scorer in Wayne Rooney.

If you consider that the Scot once scored six goals in a fourth-round tie at Luton Town for Manchester City, only for the game to be abandoned at Kenilworth Road, and also added another seven strikes for the Blues and Huddersfield Town, it is easy to see why he has such an affinity with the trophy.

When asked recently by ManUtd.com if 2014 would be an ideal year to scoop the prize for the first time since the defeat of Millwall a decade ago, Law replied: "Absolutely. I would think the FA Cup since that particular time has not lost its glamour but has maybe lost a wee bit of importance because of the Champions League.

"Not just the European competition itself but also the fact that it’s important to get into the Champions League via your position in the Premier League as well. But the FA Cup is always a huge trophy anyway. No matter what you say about teams winning the league or the Champions League, they want to win the FA Cup as well.

"Even though at times, with some clubs, it might not look like it, they all want to play at Wembley and win it. We have got a fairly big squad as well and I am sure they would all love to win it."

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Andi Istiabudi
25-02-2014, 01:17 AM
Meski ultahnya tanggal 24 Februari kemarin (sudah lewat sehari) tapi saya tetap ingin mengucapkan selamat ulang tahun untuk salah satu legenda hidup Manchester United, Denis Law !!!

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Andi Istiabudi
14-12-2015, 11:09 AM
Gary Neville Rekrut Diana Law untuk Jadi Asisten Pribadi

Pelatih anyar Valencia, Gary Neville, menunjuk Diana Law, putri mantan legenda Manchester United, Denis Law, sebagai asisten pribadinya. Diana Law sebelumnya merupakan salah satu pegawai yang bekerja sebagai humas di Old Trafford.

Hal itu terungkap melalui sebuah laporan dari salah satu media asal Spanyol, Super Deporte. Laporan itu menyebutkan bahwa Gary Neville dan Diana Law terlihat selalu bersama-sama dalam beberapa kesempatan selama berada di Valencia.

Kabarnya Diana Law yang menjabat sebagai asisten pribadi Gary Neville memiliki tugas dari mengurus hal-hal saat di lapangan hingga pekerjaan lainnya. Diana Law digambarkan sebagai seseorang yang efisien dan menyenangkan.

Diana Law disebut selalu mengerjakan pekerjaannya dengan sangat baik dan memiliki hubungan yang baik dengan Gary Neville. Keduanya sudah tidak asing lagi karena Gary Neville dan Diana Law pernah bekerja sama selama di Old Trafford.

Gary Neville menelan pil pahit saat debutnya menukangi Valencia di mana Los Che takluk 0-2 dari Olympique Lyon di laga final fase grup Liga Champions. Valencia selanjutnya akan menantang Eibar di jornada ke-15 La Liga, Minggu (13/12) malam WIB.

Berikut ini foto saat Gary Neville bersama dengan Diana Law, putri legenda Man. United, Denis Law, yang kini menjadi asisten pribadinya:

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Andi Istiabudi
31-12-2015, 09:38 AM
Wiih dapat gelar dari kerajaan Inggris nih Opa Denis, selamat yaa :)

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CONGRATULATIONS, DENIS LAW CBE

After the news that Denis Law will be appointed CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in the New Year's Honours, for his services to football and to charity, we pay tribute to a Manchester United goalscoring legend…

What set him apart? Denis Law wasn't just any old goalscorer, though he was an exceptional marksman. A courageous, brilliant centre-forward, his finesse and style neatly disguised an aggression that was essential during an age when centre-backs chopped and hacked at opponents to stop them in their tracks. Law possessed great positional awareness, timing and unerring finishing ability with either foot or, despite not being a towering figure, with his head. He also had shins of steel, elbows sharp as tacks and leapt like a Scottish salmon. Oh, and in his pomp he scored goals with machine-like regularity.

Crowning glory… Winning the feted Ballon d'Or in 1964, Law became the first Scot and first United player to collect the prestigious trophy, and he remains just one of four Reds to have been awarded the honour alongside George Best, Bobby Charlton and Cristiano Ronaldo. In terms of team success, Law missed the 1968 European Cup final through injury, but the year previous to that he had lifted the League championship trophy at Old Trafford in front of 61,071 fans as captain. A week earlier, Law hit two goals in a rampant 6-1 win at West Ham that had sealed title glory.

He says: "We had a brilliant team and it was a joy to play alongside Best, Charlton, Stiles, Foulkes, Stepney… so many good players. They were the best years of my career."

They say: "Denis Law was my hero as a player. I idolised him. When I first met him I was so excited. He epitomised everything a Scotsman is about. He was daring and courageous, he had that bravado about him and he had style. He was a truly fantastic footballer." - Sir Alex Ferguson

Hit me with the facts… Law hit 46 goals in the 1963/64 season - still a club record today, even though it wasn't enough to clinch the title. That earned him the European Footballer of the Year award. He scored 237 goals in 404 appearances for United and hit a record 18 hat-tricks in 11 seasons with the Reds.

Tell me something I might not know… It is claimed that former Arsenal striker Dennis Bergkamp's parents admired United's Scottish striker so much that they named their son after him. The Dutch registrar insisted an extra 'n' be added.

In a word: King

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Andi Istiabudi
01-01-2016, 03:26 AM
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SIR ALEX DELIGHTED AT DENIS LAW'S HONOUR

Denis Law's presence on the New Year's Honours list has thrilled another of Manchester United's most decorated figures, Sir Alex Ferguson.

When he was a young footballer in Scotland, former United manager Sir Alex idolised Law and followed the prolific striker's exploits for the national team and for the Reds. He was therefore in full approval of his idol becoming a CBE for his services to the game and services to charity.

Sir Alex, who celebrates his 74th birthday today (New Year's Eve), told ManUtd.com: "I am absolutely delighted Denis has been recognised in the New Year’s Honours list. I am really proud and pleased for him.

"Denis is a fantastic character, one of the great characters you get in football who absolutely loves the game and never criticises it. I have never known Denis criticise anybody in football and he has held that throughout his life.

"Without a doubt he was a magnificent player. I have always said that he was my hero as a player and he has to be the best Scottish player of all time.

"This honour is well deserved. I am proud of his achievements at Manchester United of course, and as a human being. He is a fantastic person and the work he has done for charity is invaluable."

Other names with United connections in the 2016 New Year's Honours List are England netball coach Tracey Neville (MBE), the sister of former Reds defenders Gary and Phil, and two famous supporters of the club - Northern Irish actor James Nesbitt (OBE) and Falklands War veteran Simon Weston (CBE). Congratulations to all of them.

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Andi Istiabudi
12-03-2016, 05:40 AM
Congrats, Dennis!

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DENIS LAW RECEIVES CBE FROM PALACE

Manchester United legend Denis Law was honoured at Buckingham Palace on Friday when he received his CBE from his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge.

The 1968 European Cup winner scored 237 goals in 404 Reds appearances and is affectionately known as 'the King of the Stretford End' by those who were fortunate enough to have seen him play.

Law was rewarded for his services to football and charities such as Cancer Research UK and Meningitis Now. The 76-year-old was joined on Friday by his family and a number of other high-profile figures from the New Year’s Honours list, such as actor Idris Elba and Blur frontman Damon Albarn.

Speaking at the ceremony, Law discussed how “fantastic” he felt and revealed that he joked with Prince William about the plight of his club Aston Villa. “The conversation was a bit short as they are bottom of the league and things are not going well but the thing is, when you’re a supporter you will support your team wherever they are. So I was glad that he supports them, because that’s his team,” Denis said.

When the New Year’s Honours list was first announced in December, Sir Alex Ferguson paid tribute to Law and his childhood hero. “Denis is a fantastic character, one of the great characters you get in football who absolutely loves the game and never criticises it,” Sir Alex told ManUtd.com. “I have never known Denis criticise anybody in football and he has held that throughout his life.

“Without a doubt he was a magnificent player. I have always said that he was my hero as a player and he has to be the best Scottish player of all time. This honour is well deserved.

"I am proud of his achievements at Manchester United, of course, and as a human being. He is a fantastic person and the work he has done for charity is invaluable.”

Congratulations to Denis Law from everybody at Manchester United.

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penk22_
17-03-2016, 07:13 AM
LAW ADMITS TO NERVES AT THE PALACE

Denis Law admits he was nervous when visiting Buckingham Palace last week to collect his CBE.

Manchester United's legendary striker received his award from Prince William as recognition for his services to football and charity. The 76-year-old, speaking at the Gulf Oil international partnership launch at the Aon Training Complex, clearly enjoyed the occasion in London.

"It was special," he told MUTV. "It was something really unexpected, the type of thing that happens to other people. All of a sudden, it happened.

"My daughter arranged everything and it was just lovely. It's a different world down there with Buckingham Palace and everything. I was a bit nervous as well, probably more nervous than if I was playing in a cup final. At the end, it was really nice and Prince William was excellent.

"He had to interview and give the awards to so many people from different societies so he was excellent. It was an experience! I asked him who he supported and it's Aston Villa so it's not been a good season for him. It could get better - hopefully it will get better.

"It was more for the family than myself really," he added. "All the people were lovely and I met so many people from different parts of the world who were getting awards. It was a very interesting day."

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penk22_
02-04-2016, 10:05 PM
LAW MAKES CLAIM ABOUT "FANTASTIC" CHARLTON

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Denis Law believes former Reds team-mate Sir Bobby Charlton would thrive playing football in the modern era, due to the conditions of pitches today compared to the 1960s and 1970s, when they played together at Manchester United.

Law paid tribute to Sir Bobby, as the Reds prepare to honour the World Cup-winner by renaming the South Stand at Old Trafford 'The Sir Bobby Charlton Stand' on Sunday before United face Everton in the Barclays Premier League.

The Scot, who was part of the famous ‘United Trinity’, with Sir Bobby and the late George Best, praised the duo and joked about his displeasure in seeing Charlton lift the World Cup with England in 1966.

“I just wonder with the state of the football pitches today; you think of George Best playing on that, Sir Robert playing on that, they were fantastic players, well known everywhere,” Denis Law told MUTV.

“You could imagine what they would have been like today, if they’d had been playing on these pitches every week. The only time we played on a pitch like this is if we got to Wembley in a cup final, or you played an international team. But to do it every week, wow, you can’t get it into your mind. You watch players today, and fantastic players, but they’re not quite the same class as George Best and Sir Robert.

“When George came onto the scene and Bobby it was just a wonderful time for Manchester United. Sir Bobby in particular, the way he recovered from the plane crash and won the World Cup; well I wasn’t happy about him winning the World Cup, but you can’t have everything can you?! Just to play with him and against him was fantastic.”

The former Scotland international remembers playing at a time when the ball was much heavier than it is nowadays, and revealed how Charlton still managed to effortlessly strike shots with power while reminiscing on the strong connection he shared with Sir Bobby on the pitch.

“Sir Robert was fantastic, he could hit some ball for a goal," he added. "30 yards out! I would never even think of it, I wouldn’t even reach the penalty area. Sir Robert had probably one of the strongest shots in the game at that particular time, with that ball and the boots.

“What a fantastic player, a wonderful player. What a crosser of the ball, when Bobby was on that left wing in particular, he knew where I would be; I wasn’t at the far post, mainly the near post. I would nip in, be lucky and score. So we knew each other’s game.”

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Andi Istiabudi
24-08-2016, 06:45 AM
Semoga sang legenda hidup United ini lekas pulih dan sembuh :)

Man Utd legend Denis Law rushed to hospital after collapsing at airport before family holiday
legend Denis Law is recovering after collapsing at Manchester Airport moments before jetting off on a family holiday.

Law and his wife, Diana, were about to fly to Menorca on Saturday when he fell unwell.

Doctors at Trafford General Hospital say the 76-year-old's sudden turn was due to a vasovagal condition, a sudden loss of blood to the head that causes fainting.

Now recovering at home, Law - who beat prostate cancer in 2003 - told The Sun about the scare and how he hopes to resume his holiday soon.

"I went white and did not feel well at all. The next thing I *collapsed while in my seat.

"I feel better now, but I’m having tests as it’s happened a few times in the past few years.

"It’s not pleasant, one time I thought I’d snuffed it."

Law struck 236 goals in 404 appearances in a glittering career for Manchester United that included winning the 1968 European Cup.

He was awarded a CBE earlier this year for his services to football and charities Cancer UK and Meningitis Now.

After receiving his award, he joked about discussing Aston Villa's plight with the Duke of Cambridge.

“The conversation was a bit short as they are bottom of the league and things are not going well but the thing is, when you’re a supporter you will support your team wherever they are. So I was glad that he supports them, because that’s his team."

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Andi Istiabudi
25-02-2017, 04:59 AM
Lebih baik terlambat mengucapkan sehari daripada tidak sama sekali. Selamat ultah untuk salah satu legenda hidup Manchester United yang juga "United Trinity", Denis Law CBE. Semoga selalu sehat, panjang umur dan kelak berkesempatan menginjakkan kakinya di Indonesia :)

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zudomiriku
16-03-2017, 01:53 PM
Manchester United legend Denis Law given freedom of home city Aberdeen

* Denis Law played 404 times for Manchester United over an 11-year period
* He retired in 1974 and has been awarded the freedom of home city Aberdeen
* Councillors voted on a motion on Wednesday to bestow city's highest award
* Law says he is delighted and it 'means a great deal' to him to receive the honour

Denis Law is to be given the freedom of his home city Aberdeen, council officials have revealed.

The former Scotland and Manchester United player said he is 'delighted and honoured', and will receive the award in a ceremony later this year.

Aberdeen councillors voted on a motion on Wednesday to bestow its highest award.

The motion read: 'That this council confer the freedom of the city upon Denis Law CBE in recognition of his outstanding career as a world-renowned footballer, his dedication to charitable endeavour and his commitment to community sport in Aberdeen.'

The 77-year-old never played for Aberdeen but said the city has a 'huge place in my heart'.

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Manchester United hero Denis Law has been awarded the freedom of the city of Aberdeen

At Manchester United he was part of the so-called 'Holy Trinity' with George Best and Sir Bobby Charlton.

He also played for Manchester City, Huddersfield and Torino during his career, and was named European Footballer of the Year in 1964.

Law was capped 55 times for Scotland and is the country's joint-highest scorer with Kenny Dalglish on 30 goals.

He said: 'I'm so delighted to be honoured by my home city, it's a huge privilege and it means a great deal to me and to the rest of my family.

'I try to get back to Aberdeen as often as I can - the people and the football club have a huge place in my heart.

'I'm an Aberdeen supporter through and through, and I'm really looking forward to being back in the city later in the year to receive the award.'

Former Aberdeen and Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is another recent recipient of the award.

Aberdeen Lord Provost George Adam said: 'Denis is not only a great ambassador for the city, he also supports an enormous amount of work in the local community and is involved in a number of charitable causes.

'This award is in recognition of his fantastic career, a celebration of his commitment to his home city and a huge 'thank you' from everyone in Aberdeen.'

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Andi Istiabudi
10-06-2017, 01:45 AM
Kata Denis Law tentang Griezmann, Rooney, dan Rashford
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Manchester - Bomber legendaris Manchester United Denis Law bicara mengenai lini depan The Red Devils, mulai dari kans menggaet Antoine Griezmann, kontribusi Wayne Rooney dan masa depan Marcus Rashford.

Pada masa jayanya dulu Law, yang mencetak tak kurang dari 237 gol semasa membela MU, dikenal sebagai "Trinitas United" dalam kiprahnya bersama George Best dan Bobby Charlton. Torehan 46 golnya dalam semusim juga masih jadi rekor The Red Devils.

Dengan skuat Jose Mourinho di musim 2016-17 lalu disoroti secara khusus karena produktivitas yang relatif minim, Law pun terus memantau perkembangan terkait lini depan MU untuk menghadapi musim depan secara khusus mengenai Griezmann.

"Ketika Anda mendapatkan seorang penyerang ternama Anda berharap ia akan mencetak banyak gol dan ia (Griezmann) merupakan seorang pemain yang sangat bagus. Saya yakin mereka (pihak klub) akan memperkuat area itu dan tahu apa yang diperlukan," kata Law di Mirror.co.uk.

"Jose akan tahu apa yang ia butuhkan dan saya yakin ia akan mendapatkannya. Saya ingat Bill Shankly ketika saya masih jadi pemain muda dan filosofinya adalah merapatkan pertahanan dan tak kebobolan. Tapi di sektor ujung (lini depan) harus ada pemain-pemain yang bisa mencetak gol.

"Diawali dengan pertahanan rapat dan kemudian para pemain depan mencetak gol. Ada persaingan ketat untuk mendapatkan pencetak gol terbaik dan uang banyak harus dikeluarkan, yang sedang mereka (MU) coba lakukan. Akan jadi bonus kalau kami bisa mendapatkan salah satu pemain muda klub menembus tim inti," sebutnya.

Law kemudian membahas soal Rooney, kapten MU yang sepanjang musim 2016-17 mulai kurang dapat kesempatan tampil reguler. Masa depannya di Old Trafford pun terus saja dispekulasikan.

Di sisi lain ada sosok Rashford, penyerang muda MU yang sudah digadang-gadang sebagai pemain masa depan berkat sepak terjangnya di tim senior sejauh ini kendatipun baru berusia 19 tahun.

"Ia (Rooney) sudah menjadi seorang pemain hebat buat klub dan akan menjadi sebuah hari menyedihkan jika ia memutuskan untuk pergi. Ia merupakan seorang pemain luar biasa untuk Manchester United dan terserah kepadanya untuk melakukan apa yang ia mau," ujar Law.

"Saya mendoakan Marcus yang terbaik untuk masa depan. Tak diragukan lagi ia terlihat seperti sudah ada di posisinya sekarang selama bertahun-tahun. Fakta bahwa ia sudah ditarik dari tim nasional Inggris U-21 dan kini jadi pemain reguler di tim senior Inggris sudah tak bisa didebat," tuturnya.

Andi Istiabudi
25-06-2017, 12:35 AM
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LAW NEW TO FOOTBALL MUSEUM WALK OF FAME

Manchester United legend Denis Law was inducted into the National Football Museum Walk of Fame earlier this week, together with four other iconic figures from the beautiful game.

The Lawman’s iconic career has been recognised alongside Alfredo Di Stefano, Eusebio, Jimmy Greaves and Paolo Maldini, with a plaque being laid in Cathedral Gardens, Manchester.

Our 1968 European Cup winner scored 237 goals in 404 Reds appearances across two separate spells at Old Trafford, while also playing professionally for Huddersfield Town, Torino and Manchester City. He also remains the only Scotsman to ever win the Ballon D’Or award, given to the world’s best player.

Law spoke to MUTV about joining the prestigious group of footballers on the Walk of Fame, saying: “I think it is lovely, absolutely lovely. Probably, more than anything, of the five people who have been rewarded today, one of them is my favourite player of all time in Alfredo Di Stefano.

"The second one was Jimmy Greaves, who was my favourite goalscorer of all time, so to be among those two people, and of course Eusebio and Maldini, cannot be any better.”

Paul Trevillion, whose illustrations will be familiar to football fans thanks to comic book Roy of The Rovers, created the portraits for the Walk of Fame plaques. He said: "Denis Law is one of the greatest footballers to come from Great Britain and deserves to be alongside global greats like Di Stefano and Eusebio."

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Andi Istiabudi
19-08-2018, 11:50 PM
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As far as star signings go, they didn’t get much bigger than Denis Law, when he arrived at Manchester United from Torino in 1962.

He was a stunning purchase, ensuring Matt Busby’s Reds were the envy of most other clubs. For the Scotland striker was a world-class talent at 22, and ready to give his very best years to the club.

The short spell in Italy may have only spanned 27 Serie A matches but it had taught him plenty about the game, learning to deal with suffocating marking from defenders and forcing him to work harder to find space.

Law may have confessed to not even particularly enjoying being a centre-forward but he was exceptionally good at it, deemed by many observers to be the most natural finisher ever seen at Old Trafford, and this was a signing to stir the senses of every Reds fan.

”In Italy, they kicked us a lot,” he once told ManUtd.com. “It was a different game really in Italy to what it was here. They marked much more tightly, people were walking with you wherever you went, and you didn’t get that in England. There wasn’t actual man-marking, that came in a bit later.

”Even though I’d only had a year there, when I came back to United, I didn’t feel I was being marked by anybody! Freedom! Say, if Torino were playing AC Milan, we would be marking them with two players on each striker. That was the game and it was the same with the opposition on us. So, when I came back here, it felt like I wasn’t being marked at all and I had so much free space!

”I didn’t enjoy the football but I learned a great deal, like how to get away from people. In Italy, whoever scored the first goal, won the game basically because then they closed it down. That was catenaccio [door-bolt, the name for the defensive system then employed in Serie A]. Bomp!”

”So it was just nice to get back. I enjoyed a lot of stuff in Italy, loved much of it, but the football was awful. I was just getting kicked all over the place.“

Law was yearning for a move back to England but the deal was protracted and took some negotiation to get over the line before Sir Matt Busby got his way and sealed the capture of his fellow Scot. Once the record move was announced, it was just a case of eagerly awaiting his first appearance for his new team.

Making the most of his new-found freedom in Manchester, he took just seven minutes to open his account on his debut against West Brom, 56 years ago today [Saturday]. Over 51,000 were at Old Trafford to witness the 2-2 draw and, more importantly, the start of one of the most legendary careers in our history.

It was the first of 237 goals in United colours, from 404 appearances and, if you speak to any Red of a certain age, they will go dewy eyed when reliving the marvellous memories of watching Law terrorise defences, the epitome of cool and the sort of guy schoolboys would look to imitate in the playground.

The man himself is remarkably humble considering his elevated status within the game and always keen to stress the importance of his team-mates in helping him shine in attack. “The game becomes easy when you’re playing with great players like Sir Robert [Charlton], George Best and Pat Crerand,” Law told ManUtd.com. “It was a lovely time for me. The club was just recovering from the disaster at Munich and Sir Matt was rebuilding the team. It was really nice to play with these guys.

”When you play with great players like that the game does not become easy but it is easier. I was very fortunate to play alongside some of the greatest players in the world at that particular time, and for probably the greatest manager in the world, so I’ve been very lucky.

“I just enjoyed playing football and being here at Manchester United and the fans were great.”

Denis Law – a true legend and undoubtedly one of the finest signings in the history of the club.

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Andi Istiabudi
17-11-2018, 02:38 AM
LAW: WHAT SIR MATT TOLD US IN TEAM TALKS

The Manchester United Disabled Supporters Association enjoyed a memorable few days recently, with their annual gala dinner held at Old Trafford graced by the company of special guest Denis Law, followed by a visit to the Aon Training Centre to enjoy a meet and greet with the current first-team squad.

That day selected MUDSA members met up with the legendary Lawman again, and listened to a Q&A in the company of MUTV’s Mark Sullivan and former kitman Albert Morgan, where Denis shared some fascinating insights into life under Sir Matt Busby. Here are some highlights from that conversation…

Denis, what was it like when you joined this fantastic club as part of Sir Matt Busby’s rebuilding process, four years after the tragedy in Munich?
“Well, I already knew the area of Manchester because I’d already been with the ‘other team’ for a wee while! I knew Sir Matt Busby because he was the manager of Scotland as well and he selected me to play for the national team when I was only 18. I went to Italy to play for Torino, and then came home to play in a Scotland friendly. Sir Matt Busby said to me, “How’s it going in Italy?” I replied “Not very good… the football’s rubbish!” He just said “Okay…” and that was it, a couple of months later he brought me back. I knew I was coming back to help start the recovery of Manchester United after the crash, which was just such a terrible tragedy. And of course, there was a young player in the team called George Best, so it was just fantastic to come back here.”

Just a year after joining you got to Wembley and won the FA Cup against Leicester… was that the springboard for further success?
“Well, that was the beginning of the revival of Manchester United. Don’t forget that back then the FA Cup was a huge trophy to win. I think it was every footballer’s ambition to play in a Cup final at Wembley. For Sir Matt Busby to win that Cup, not that long after the Munich Air Disaster, it was a fantastic start to a few seasons when United would make a terrific recovery.”

There was such a fantastic team in the Sixties and there were three European Footballers of the Year in there with yourself, George and Sir Bobby Charlton. Did that make the game easier that you were playing with such fantastic players?
“Absolutely – the better the players you’re playing alongside, the easier the game is. But without the rest of the guys, you wouldn’t have a team, and that’s what Sir Matt Busby had as a manager. He had a team. Alright, the goalscorers may get the most coverage, but without the rest of the team you wouldn’t be able to do things. You’d need a good goalkeeper, you’d need defenders and midfield players… Nobby Stiles for example… I wouldn’t have liked to have played against him! So it was a team job, and that’s what Matt Busby did. He made it a team, not just individuals, and a team that went on to win quite a few things.”

You won the league a couple of times and then in 1967 you entered the European Cup again, which was Sir Matt’s holy grail. At the beginning of that season, what was spoken about in the dressing room - was all the focus on the European Cup, because Celtic had just won it in ‘67?
“Of course, it was a Scottish team that was the first in Britain to win the European Cup, as I often reminded people down here! But we had a fantastic manager, and the way that we played football, Sir Matt wanted the team to attack and give the crowd something to cheer about, to entertain the people, and that’s what we tried to do.”

What was a typical Sir Matt team talk like?
“It was probably a few words like ‘Go out and kill them!’ it was something like that... there was no team talk or anything, the players knew what they had to do, so we just had to go out and do it. And the thing is, no matter how the game was going or what the score was, we’d never give up until the referee blew that final whistle. That is what we did every single time, and if we scored a couple of goals, we’d want to go and get another goal, and another goal. It didn’t matter what the score was, as long as you battle for 90 minutes… I don’t care who you’re playing, if you don’t battle, you’ll get turned over by any team, it doesn’t matter what division they’re in. As long as you battle, you’re in with a chance.”

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Andi Istiabudi
22-02-2019, 11:09 PM
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Andi Istiabudi
24-02-2019, 11:42 PM
Wish you all the best, Denis :)

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Andi Istiabudi
24-02-2020, 10:09 PM
HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY, DENIS LAW !!!

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zudomiriku
20-08-2021, 10:28 PM
Man United legend Denis Law, 81, announces he has dementia, with 'The King of United' now the sixth member of their 1968 European Cup squad to be diagnosed with the brain disease

* Manchester United legend Denis Law has been diagnosed with dementia
* The 81-year-old issued a statement on Thursday announcing that he has a combination of Alzheimer's and vascular dementia
* Law becomes the sixth member of the United squad that won the European * Cup in 1968 to be diagnosed with the degenerative condition
* Law spent a total of 11 years at United, scoring 237 goals in 404 appearances

Manchester United legend Denis Law has revealed that he has been diagnosed with dementia. Law, who has Alzheimer's and vascular dementia, said the 'road ahead will be hard, demanding, painful and ever-changing'.

The 81-year-old Scot becomes the sixth member of the United squad who won the European Cup in 1968 to be diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease.

Sir Bobby Charlton's family announced that he has dementia in November, two days after fellow sufferer Nobby Stiles had passed away. Tony Dunne, Bill Foulkes and David Herd were also diagnosed before their deaths.

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Manchester United legend Denis Law has announced that he has a combination of Alzheimer's and vascular dementia. The 81-year-old issued a statement on Thursday announcing that he has the disease

The news that Law has joined the growing list of United players from that golden era will prompt calls for more research into the links between the condition and heading a football.

Law, known as The King at United and one of the club's Holy Trinity alongside Charlton and George Best who are immortalised by a statue outside Old Trafford, described the distress and confusion caused by his memory loss in an emotive statement.

'I am at the point where I feel I want to be open about my condition,' he said. 'I have been diagnosed with ''mixed dementia'', which is more than one type of dementia, in my case this being Alzheimer's and vascular dementia.

'This has been an extremely difficult year for everyone and the long periods of isolation have certainly not helped. It is an incredibly challenging and problematic disease and I have witnessed many friends go through this.

'You hope that it won't happen to you, even make jokes about it while ignoring the early signs because you don't want it to be true. You get angry, frustrated, confused and then worried —worried for your family, they will be the ones dealing with it.

'However, the time has come to tackle this head on, excuse the pun. I recognise how my brain is deteriorating and how my memory evades me when I don't want it to and how this causes me distress in situations that are beyond my control.

'I do understand what is happening and that is why I want to address my situation now whilst I am able, because I know there will be days when I don't understand and I hate the thought of that right now.

'I don't want people to be saddened if I forget places, people or dates because you need to remember I enjoyed all those memories and I am lucky to have experienced what I have in my life — a loving and supportive family, a great career doing what I loved and getting paid to do it and lifelong friends.

'I have good days and bad days and aim to take each day as it comes adjusting my lifestyle accordingly. I hung up my football boots a long time ago and now it's time to put my signing days behind me, too, so apologies to anyone who has sent me anything but I am just not able.

'I ask for understanding and patience as this will not be an easy journey, especially for the people who love you the most.'

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Law becomes the sixth member of the United squad that won the European Cup in 1968 to be diagnosed with the degenerative condition

Law's daughter Di will take part in The Thames Bridges Trek on September 11 to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society through his justgiving.com page.

The society's chief executive Kate Lee said: 'We hope Denis's bravery in coming forward will encourage many others to seek the help they need. We've seen too many sporting heroes impacted by the condition.'

United also issued a statement, saying: 'We applaud Denis's brave words and will continue to offer whatever support we can as he adapts to this challenging condition.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-9908229/Manchester-United-legend-Denis-Law-81-announces-dementia.html

zudomiriku
21-09-2021, 09:48 AM
Manchester United and Scotland great Denis Law becomes a new champion of an Alzheimer's Society campaign a month on from revealing he was diagnosed with brain disease

* Denis Law announced he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia
* The latest former football to battle with the disease, Law has joined a campaign
* He is now a new champion of Sport United Against Dementia to help out others
* Law has also raised £40,000 for the charity since going public about his illness

Denis Law wants to help transform how sport supports dementia sufferers after becoming a new champion of a campaign by the Alzheimer’s Society.

The Manchester United and Scotland legend last month announced he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia, the latest former footballer to reveal their battle with the disease.

Since going public about his illness, Law has raised £40,000 for the Alzheimer’s Society.

Now the 81-year-old has joined their Sport United Against Dementia (SUAD) campaign as an official champion as he looks to improve how sporting bodies and clubs care for those affected.

‘It’s been a challenging time since my dementia diagnosis for me and my family,’ said Law. ‘I’ve been touched by everyone’s well wishes and donations.

‘I hope that as a Sport United Against Dementia champion, I can continue to raise awareness so more people aren’t afraid to come forward, can spot the signs and get the help they need through Alzheimer’s Society’s fantastic support services.

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Football legend Denis Law has become a champion of a campaign by the Alzheimer's Society. Manchester United legend Law has a combination of Alzheimer's and vascular dementia. Law looks to improve how sporting bodies and clubs care for those affected by Alzheimer’s

‘I know how important it is that we stay connected to the sports we love. I still get so much joy out of going to Old Trafford. Through this campaign we can bring the sporting world together to break down barriers, keeping this passion for sport alive for thousands of others who are living with dementia.’

SUAD want to raise funds to create more dementia-friendly facilities so sufferers can continue to enjoy watching live sport at stadiums and stay connected to their clubs.

Tuesday is World Alzheimer’s Day and Law is just one famous footballer to have become a SUAD champion, with Sir Geoff Hurst, Harry Redknapp, Jamie Redknapp and Jermaine Jenas also getting on board.

From cricket, Andrew Flintoff, Shane Warne and Alec Stewart have joined, as have Ben Kay and Martin Bayfield from rugby.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-10010517/Denis-Law-new-champion-Alzheimers-Society-campaign.html

Andi Istiabudi
19-11-2021, 12:38 AM
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Akhirnya Denis Law memiliki patung dirinya sendiri selain patung United Trinity.
Patung ini terdapat di Aberdeen :)

zudomiriku
19-11-2021, 08:15 AM
Denis Law unveils a statue of himself in Aberdeen alongside Sir Alex Ferguson, as legendary manager labels the former Manchester United star as the 'greatest Scots player of all time'

* Denis Law described the statue unveiling as an 'unbelievable moment'
* The statue in Aberdeen features him pointing to the sky with the word 'legend'
* Sir Alex Ferguson stated how Law 'epitomises a Scotsman' and showed 'courage'

Manchester United and Scotland legend Denis Law has unveiled a bronze statue of himself in Aberdeen.

Sharing a stage with Sir Alex Ferguson and Aberdeen Lord Provost Barney Crockett, Law said: 'It means everything to me.

'Thank you today to the Aberdeen City Council and the Denis Law Legacy Trust for this unbelievable moment.'

Law, named affectionately The King, unveiled the statue, featuring his finger pointing to the heavens and dedicated with the single word 'Legend'.

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Scotland and Manchester United legend Denis Law unveiled a status of himself along with Sir Alex Ferguson in Aberdeen on Thursday

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The unveiling took place in front of those closest to Law including the former Man Utd boss. Law admitted the statue unveiling in front of family and friends was beyond his wildest dreams

Sir Alex said: 'I think this statue definitely captures him - the only thing is I don't see him wiping his sweater on his nose.

'It is an honour for me to speak by this wonderful statue in the city of Aberdeen.

'I think Denis epitomises a Scotsman, he showed fantastic courage at 15 years of age, to go down to Huddersfield, as a young kid, not many have the courage to do that type of thing.

'He had the chance to be a great player, he took the chance and his career was incredible. He was a fantastic player. He was the greatest Scots player of all time, no question.'

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Law was a star player for Manchester United throughout the majority of the 1960s

Law added: 'The city and people of Aberdeen have always meant so much to me and this is truly a great honour.

'To be joined by so many of my family and friends, including Sir Alex, just makes it all the more special.

'I would like to thank them all for joining me today and also to Aberdeen City Council and Denis Law Legacy Trust for this fantastic tribute which goes way beyond my wildest dreams.'

The statue with an overall height of 4.7 metres and the bronze of 2.7 metres is sited at the gable end of Provost Skene's House, which recently reopened as a new visitor attraction after the city council's £3.8 million renovation.

It was sculpted by Alan Herriot, who was also commissioned by the council to create the statue of King Robert the Bruce outside nearby Marischal College.

Law, 81, was born and raised in the Printfield area of Aberdeen.

The former European footballer of the year and Scotland's only winner of a Ballon d'Or went to Powis Academy, before moving to England to play for Huddersfield.

Mr Crockett said: 'The people of Aberdeen hold Denis Law very close to their hearts and this statue represents appreciation of a local lad done good.

'Denis is a remarkable man, not only for his outstanding achievements on the football pitch for clubs and country, but for the fantastic charity work he has done over the decades especially through the Denis Law Legacy Trust.

'Located in the heart of the city centre I am sure thousands of people - young and older - will come and take a photo alongside this magnificent statue of The Legend that is Denis Law.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10217633/Denis-Law-unveils-statue-Aberdeen-alongside-Sir-Alex-Ferguson.html

Andi Istiabudi
24-11-2021, 05:22 AM
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LAW RECEIVES NORTH WEST FOOTBALL AWARD

Manchester United legend Denis Law was last night honoured for his contribution to the game at the North West Football Awards.

The annual event takes place each year to celebrate the region's leading lights in the beautiful game. Law was at Manchester's other Old Trafford, the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club, to collect his award in front of 600 guests.

Bryan Robson was on hand to present it to him and to hail his achievements. "This sums Denis up," said the former United captain.

"He was called 'The King'. You don't get called 'The King' for being an average player."

Law is the first recipient of the Maurice Watkins CBE Lifetime Achievement Award, named after the former United director who sadly passed away earlier this year. Maurice played an integral role with the Northwest Football Awards from its inception 14 years ago.

Off the field, Manchester United Foundation was awarded the 'Community Club of the Season - Premier League'. The Foundation dedicated the award to their committed staff who work so hard to ensure that the young people in the community get the support they deserve.

Manchester United's executive head chef, James Tagg, collected the 'Unsung Hero' award in recognition of his work throughout the pandemic.

Spearheading a catering team of over 100 staff, Tagg designed and implemented an industrial-scale operation to produce 60,000 meals for hard-working NHS staff in local hospitals and 85,000 meals for locals families, distributed through our partner school network.

Congratulations to all our winners, and well done to the three players who were shortlisted for individual awards on the pitch - namely Luke Shaw (Player of the Year), Ona Batlle (Player of the Year and Rising Star) and Shola Shoretire (Rising Star).

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