the saying goes, maradona good, pele better, george best. commentator: waiting i to receive was mighty best. he simply walked the ball into the net! what a goal! united in the lead. he was a key part of the iconic manchester united team that in 1968 became the first english side to win the european cup. mrwiederkehr, president of the european union of football associations, handed it over. and it all began here, in belfast s cregagh estate, where fans now have the chance to stay at his childhood home. hello. you must be peter. iam. welcome to george best s house. thank you. come on in. thank you very much. wow. so this is the main room. uh-huh.
became the first english side to win the european cup. mrwiederkehr, president of the european union of football associations, handed it over. and it all began here, in belfast s cregagh estate, where fans now have the chance to stay at his childhood home. hello. you must be peter. i am. welcome to george best s house. thank you. come on in. thank you very much. wow. so, this is the main room. uh huh. the bests would ve lived in this house from 19118. so, we ve recently put the house back to as it would ve been in 1961, when george first went over to manchester as a 15 year old in search of fame and fortune. how easy was it to source this kind of furniture? itjust came from a number of sources. local charity shops, antique dealers, etc, so.
and i wasn t alone. even the legendary pele was a fan. so you can imagine my delight when i found out that george s former home in belfast was opening up as an airbnb. i simplyjust had to go and stay there. it s wet and it s gloomy, but this is where one of the world s greatest ever footballers, george best, honed his skills. here in northern ireland, the saying goes, maradona good, pele better, george best. commentator: waiting i to receive was mighty best. he simply walked the ball into the net! what a goal! united in the lead. he was a key part of the iconic manchester united team that in 1968 became the first english side to win the european cup. mrwiederkehr, president of the european union of football associations,
the legendary pele was a fan. so you can imagine my delight when i found out that george s former home in belfast was opening up as an airbnb. i simplyjust had to go and stay there. it is wet and it is gloomy, but this is where one of the world s greatest ever footballers, george best, honed his skills. here in northern ireland, the saying goes, maradona good, pele better, george best. he simply walked the ball into the net! what a goal! united in the lead. he was a key part of the iconic manchester united team that, in 1968, became the first english side to win the european cup. president of the european union of football associations handed it over. and it all began here in belfast s craigie estate
president of the european union of football associations handed it over. and it all began here in belfast s craigie estate where fans now have the chance to stay at his childhood home. you must be peter. i am, welcome to george best s house. come on in. thank you very much. wow! this is the main living room. the bests would have lived in this house from 19118, so we have recently put the house back to as it would have been an 1961 when george first went over to manchester as a 15 year old in search of fame and fortune. how easy was it to source this kind of furniture? itjust came from a number of sources, local charity shops, antique dealers, etc.