Sir Bobby Robson has lost the battle with cancer and died at the age of 76, the BBC has reported. 
 
The former England manager and player will be remembered for his humour, good nature, a true gentleman, as a great tactician and achieving the best performance with the national side of England since 1966, leading England to the 1990 World Cup semi-final. 
 
"It is with great sadness that it has been announced today that Sir Bobby Robson has lost his long and courageous battle with cancer," read a statement released by Robson's family this morning, as quoted by The Guardian.
 
"He died very peacefully this morning at his home in County Durham with his wife and family beside him," the statement said.
 
Under his management, England were arguably among the best football sides in the world in 1990, a side that boasted the names of Gary Lineker, Chris Waddle, Paul Gascoigne, Peter Beardsley, Peter Shilton, Desmond Walker, Stuart Pearce, David Platt, Bryan Robson, John Barnes and Terry Butcher, among others, but still fell in the semi-final to Germany on penalties.  
 
At club level, Robson was with Fulham before staking his credentials at Ipswich Town, winning the FA Cup and Uefa Cup in a 13-year spell at the club. He also had memorable stays with PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Lisbon, Porto, Barcelona and, eventually, Newcastle, which he led into the Champions League.

His achievements as a manager outside England include league titles with Porto and PSV Eindhoven and the European Cup Winners Cup with Spanish giants Barcelona.

His playing career spanned over two decades, defending the shirts of Fulham, West Bromwich Albion and the Vancouver Royals. He was capped 20 times for England, netting four goals in his international career.