Tributes to footballing giant Denis Law CBE - Scotland's only winner of Ballon d'Or - were made today (Wednesday 5 February 2025) at Aberdeen City Council’s Full Council meeting.

Denis Law was always extremely proud of his Aberdeen roots and in November 2017 he described receiving the Freedom of the City as one of his life’s highlights. He returned to his hometown again in ...

“It has been touching to read and listen to all of the tributes to Denis Law. “Lots of people came from far and wide at the weekend to visit his statue in Marischal Square. “Aberdeen FC’s ...

A shining star ornament placed at Denis Law’s right boot on Manchester United’s Holy Trinity statue gave out a frail light and ... Not bad for a puny, bespectacled kid from Aberdeen with such poor ...

You'll never meet a more truly proud Aberdonian than Denis Law. He was very passionate about his community and where he came from." Eric Davidson, a fan who visited Law's statue in Aberdeen the ...

On "windswept touchlines" in Aberdeen in the 1950s, people began to talk with excitement about a "puny, bespectacled kid with ...

Denis Law, who has died aged 84 ... an active campaigner for the Streetsport charity in his name in Aberdeen. His statue there will be thronged. Some footballers touch people beyond their medals ...

Denis Law was capped 55 times for his country ... a fan who visited Law's statue in Aberdeen the day after he died, said the footballer meant a lot to people in the city. "When you're playing ...