Manchester United and Northern Ireland footballing greats are to carry George Best´s coffin, it was confirmed on Thursday night.The soccer icon´s lifelong friend Denis Law and ex-international manager Billy Bingham will be among the pallbearers at Saturday´s funeral in Belfast. Harry Gregg, who played with Best for both club and country, Derek Dougan, Peter McParland and Gerry Armstrong are also to take his body up to the steps of Parliament Buildings, Stormont.After a handover Calum Best, the star´s son, other relatives and close friends will take the coffin into the Great Hall for a memorial service attended by family and VIP guests including England manager Sven Goran Eriksson.
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