Legendary Town boss Sir Bobby Robson has posthumously been awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award for 2009. His widow Lady Elsie was presented with it at the Kongresshaus in Zurich.
FIFA say Robson was given the award for playing the game in the right way: "For his spirit, success and sense of Fair Play, Robson is a worthy recipient of this award. FIFA and the football world salutes him and the values he upheld during his life."
Robson, who managed the Blues from 1969 until 1982, finally lost his battle against cancer at on July 31st this year.
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I met Bobby at Barcelona airport, dropping his boys off a couple of days before leading Barcelona to the Cup Winners Cup. He was happy to chat about our play-off chances that year inspite of having more important things on his mind. The world is a worse place without him.
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One of our accountants and her all female golfing group met him one year at the gala golf dinner he hosted in Portugal, she by chance is a gerodie. The next year they were all there at the dinner and as soon as he arrived he made a beline for them. He had spoken to them for 5 minutes the previuse year and he remembered all thier names. After the formalities he danced and charmed the lot of them. Not one is a football fan, but have this wonderful memory of a true gentleman that they held very dear.
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FIFA Award for Robson
