Fans left memorials at the foot of Sir Bobby's statue in Ipswich

Sir Bobby spent many years as a player at Fulham before moving into management with the very same team.

He then moved to Ipswich, where he spent the next 13 years and where he led the team to FA Cup 英格蘭足總杯 and European Cup 歐洲杯 glory 榮譽(yù).

And few will forget Sir Bobby's valiant efforts 英勇斗志 when taking England to the World Cup semi-finals in 1990. The team may not have won the World Cup but Sir Bobby's efforts certainly won him international praise 贊揚(yáng).

His international career took in PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Lisbon, FC Porto, and Barcelona but he eventually returned home to Newcastle United.

The homecoming 回家 of this County-Durham-born man, turned out to be his last major football post.

And yet football will not be the only legacy Sir Bobby Robson leaves behind. He worked tirelessly 無怨無悔的工作 to raise money and awareness for cancer charities after being diagnosed 診斷 with the disease in 1992.

The Bobby Robson Foundation is a registered charity 注冊慈善機(jī)構(gòu) and has raised more than ￡1.5 million (approximately 15 million RMB) to date.

The donations 捐獻(xiàn) have been put towards cancer research and the ongoing quest for a cure 治愈 for the deadly disease.

Fans and former colleagues have been inundating 向洪水泛濫的，應(yīng)接不暇的 the Robson family with their messages of condolence 唁電. Footballer Gary Lineker said:

"It is a sad day and a great loss. I never played for a more enthusiastic 熱情地 man. He gave so much to the game."

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown echoed 重復(fù) those thoughts when he spoke of Sir Bobby's passing 逝去:

"He epitomised 體現(xiàn)了 everything that is great about football in this country… he will be sorely missed 極大損失和遺憾."