George Best's funeral will be held in Belfast on Saturday, his agent said tonight.
Phil Hughes said he was flying to Northern Ireland with the soccer legend's body on Wednesday.
He added: “I am bringing him home (to Belfast) on Wednesday. We are still fine-tuning the final arrangements.”
Today, prayers were said in churches the length and breadth of Northern Ireland for the star, who died aged 59 on Friday.
Meanwhile, soccer fans across the nation paid tribute to the Manchester United legend with a minute's silence at matches over the weekend, which broke out into applause at several grounds.
Fans have gathered at United's Old Trafford stadium to pay their respects and sign a book of condolence and people in Belfast today continued to honour their home town hero.
Flowers and other tributes have piled up at a makeshift shrine to Best close to the Christmas Tree outside Belfast City Hall.
The building will again open its doors to the public tomorrow to allow more fans to sign books of condolence. Thousands have already queued to sign the books.
More tributes have been left outside the Best family home in the Cregagh area of east Belfast from which Best left as a teenager to seek fame with Manchester United.
United fans to have their say
Manchester United director Bobby Charlton has revealed the club will let the fans decide on a fitting tribute to George Best.
The Manchester United and Northern Ireland legend passed away on Friday, at the age of 59, at the Cromwell Hospital in west London.
As a mark of respect, a minute's silence was observed ahead of yesterday's Barclays Premiership and Coca-Cola Championship matches.
At Parkhead for Celtic's game with Dunfermline, and Molineux prior to Wolves' goalless draw with Southampton, there was a minute's applause.
But the debate now is how best to remember Best in terms of a memorial.
One option is for a statue to be erected in his honour alongside that of Matt Busby at Old Trafford.
Charlton, who played alongside Best at United, insists the matter will be given the utmost consideration with supporters being consulted.
"We (the United board) will talk about it, but I would imagine we will let the fans have the say," he said on BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek programme.
"Whatever happens, and whatever is there for people to come and look at about George Best, will be something that justifies all the hard work and all the great talent he showed in playing for Manchester United.
"It will be thought about very, very carefully, but we hope to do him justice."
