Signed Best football up for auction

News Letter Friday 18th May, 2012

A FOOTBALL signed by the late George Best is due to go under the hammer next week in aid of charity. The ball was used when the Manchester United legend appeared for Portadown-based Annagh United in a friendly match 30 years ago.The piece of memorabilia from 1982 will be auctioned, along with a number of other football keepsakes, at the annual Portadown FC awards dinner on Friday, May 25.Money raised from the sale of the autographed ball will go...

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