World Cup - Royal medal for Sir Bobby

Eurosport - Fri, 06 Nov 08:16:00 2009

Former England and Newcastle manager Sir Bobby Robson is set to be immortalised with a special Royal Mint medal normally reserved for the Royal Family.

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Robson, who guided England to the semi-finals of the World Cup in 1990, died in July at the age of 76 after a long-running battle against cancer.

The medal features a portrait of Sir Bobby on one side, and badges of the clubs he played for and managed on the other.

Some of the proceeds from the sale of the medal will go to the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, a charity supporting detection and treatment of cancer.

Lady Elsie Robson, Sir Bobby's widow, said: "Our family was overwhelmed by the kind words from all over the world at the passing of my husband.

"Bobby's thirst for life was unquenchable and I'm sure he would be delighted to know that his foundation will benefit as a result of sales of this beautiful medal."

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  1. fantastic medal - brilliant portrait , who was the­ artist?

    From robevans.wales, on Sun 8 Nov 8:35PM

  2. sir
    bobby should burn in hell

    From STEPHEN, on Sat 7 Nov 2:10PM

  3. Ian from Asia, get back under the rock that you have­ obviously crawled from under!!! Firstly we are not­ "Brits", Sir Bobby was English! Secondly­ it's "Football" not "soccer".­ So maybe you need to do some revision on the­ "Mother Tongue" of ENGLAND? Which by the way­ the last time I spoke it still was?

    From Steve, on Sat 7 Nov 4:27AM

  4. If the appallingly poor English language as used in­ these banal comments is a reflection of the effects of­ Soccer in the U.K. all credit to Asia where the­ standards of the English Language are far superior to­ those used in the country 'claiming' it,­ arrogantly, as its Mother Tongue - shame be upon you­ Brits - or are you? ­

    Ian, an English Teacher in Asia.

    From Ian, on Sat 7 Nov 1:07AM

  5. How can the fan living abroad buy one of these pieces­ of nostalgia. Everyone in football knows how much­ respect Sir Bobby has. I would like to buy one of these­ medals for my family. Thank You.
    Sincere regards,

    From Francis W, on Sat 7 Nov 12:04AM

  6. A giant of a man! If anyone deserves this he does. God­ bless you and may you rest in peace Sir Bobby.From a­ Tottanham fan.

    From John, on Fri 6 Nov 11:56PM

  7. Mike Onyibe- not all Christians think it's­ blasphemous to honour a good man, just because football­ is more popular than church. Your reference to the­ monarch is an earthly tribute and has nothing to do­ with Christ.
    Bobby Robson was a good man, and I hope­ this medal issue raises lots of money for his charity.­ God Bless.
    Gary Tongue, Christian, Manchester United­ Fan, Salford.

    From lontarin, on Fri 6 Nov 11:20PM

  8. Hope hes having a Pint with the other Bobby
    West Ham­ 42
    wonderful men

    From timothy, on Fri 6 Nov 11:07PM

  9. Human greatness is not what u think about yourself,­ it's what people think about u, in their hearts,­ their souls and whole being. It is interesting to­ observe that the UK today has turned FOOTBALL into her­ leading cultural AND spiritual god. Every Sunday,­ rather than go to the church of the Christian God that­ their monarch swore to defend, the people flood to the­ Football stadiums, the arena where worship is­ conducted. The football is the amulet, the players are­ the servants, the coaches their priests. When a high­ priest like Sir Bobby Robson dies, he must be­ IMMORTALIZED. That's it. You like u gree, u no gree­ go and die. FINISH. O pari, o gugo, case closed.

    From mike onyibe, on Fri 6 Nov 9:35PM

  10. Even though I had never once heard of the man before­ Yahoo told me he died, contributing to charity is good­ :3

    From Jazz, on Fri 6 Nov 9:08PM

  11. SORRY I DO NOT KNOW WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT AFTER­ ALL HE WAS ONLY DOING WHAT HE WAS BEING PAID TO­ DO.HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE DIE EVERY DAY THAT WERE DOING­ SOMETHING GREAT FOR U.K BUT YOU DONT HEAR ABOUT THEM AS­ THEY DONT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH FOOTBALL.lIFE SHOULD­ NOT REVOLVE AROUND FOOTBALL AS THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT­ THINGS GOING ON IN THE WORLD THAT NEED TO BE SORTED.MY­ THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO TO HIS WIDOW FOR HER LOSS.

    From Diamond T, on Fri 6 Nov 8:36PM

  12. fantastic news - i want one for sure - very fitting­ tribute to the true gent!!!!

    From CARL, on Fri 6 Nov 6:18PM

  13. Great man I bet he would of been honoured to receive­ this.

    From benjamin, on Fri 6 Nov 5:35PM

  14. what a fantastic idea, this man was a real football­ icon, a grue gent and an england hero who will never be­ forgoten, about time real people got acclaim

    From wafc4life, on Fri 6 Nov 5:30PM

  15. great man, he deserves it. I'll get one

    From Callum, on Fri 6 Nov 5:19PM

  16. everyone should go out and buy its for a great man and­ the proceeds to cancer

    From MARTIN, on Fri 6 Nov 4:51PM

  17. Brilliant idea, will definately be getting one.

    From Di, on Fri 6 Nov 4:43PM

  18. Hope the Royal Mint produce a good run because we will­ queue round the block for this one!!! Well Done Royal­ Mint and Well Done Sir Bobby!!!

    From CHRIS, on Fri 6 Nov 4:25PM

  19. wow

    From Ken, on Fri 6 Nov 4:21PM

  20. Im almost 50, Sir Bobby was without doubt Englands­ finest manager in my lifetime, I will be at the front­ of the line when these go on sale.

    From andymanning321, on Fri 6 Nov 2:50PM
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