Ireland
George Best undergoes liver transplant
Tuesday, 30 July 2002 21:11
The former Northern Ireland international soccer star, George Best, has undergone a liver transplant operation in London.
The 56-year-old was admitted to the private Cromwell Hospital.
Best has a long history of alcohol-related health problems. The 56-year-old was told to give up drinking or die after he collapsed in early 2000.
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He gave up alcohol and had special tablets inserted into his stomach after being warned that just one more drink could kill him.
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- 6.01 News: Eamon Horan reports
