LEEDS, England — Jack Charlton, a soccer star who was a central part of the England team that lifted the World Cup on home soil in 1966 and who would later go on to transform Ireland’s national team as a manager, has died. His family said in a statement issued on Saturday that Mr. Charlton had “died peacefully” the day before at his home in Northumberland, in northern England. “We cannot express how proud we are of the extraordinary life he led and the pleasure he brought to so many people in different countries and from all walks of life,” the statement read. Mr. Charlton had received a diagnosis of lymphoma last year and had suffered in recent years from dementia, according to the BBC. It was his international career, though, that cemented his legacy.

Source: International New York Times July 11, 2020 10:21 UTC