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Remembering Manchester United's 1967 New Zealand tour

July 29, 2022

George Best, Bobby Charlton, Denis Law and Nobby Stiles were among the legends to grace Auckland’s Carlaw Park and English Park in Christchurch. (Source: 1News)

When you think of Manchester United, you think of global footballing heavyweights, names like Best, Charlton and Law from yesteryear.

Those legends played in New Zealand in 1967, as the English champions were launching themselves to the world.

A special reunion has been held in Auckland for two teams that helped shape footballing history.

1News’ Andrew Saville went along.

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