player's parents were fans of Law and named their son after him. However, Dutch authorities refused to recognise the name unless it was spelt with two ns as they felt it was otherwise too similar to the female name Denise. On 25 November 2005, Law was at the bedside of former United teammate George Best as he died of multiple organ failure. In May 2008, at the City of Manchester Stadium, he (with UEFA president Michel Platini) presented the medals to the winners of the UEFA Cup, Zenit Saint Petersburg and their opponents, Scottish side Rangers. In February 2010, Law was named as patron of the UK based charity Football Aid, taking over from the late Sir Bobby Robson. In 2012 he established the Denis Law Legacy Trust, a registered charity that operates programmes and activities focussed around community engagement and widening sporting participation. The charity aims to reduce instances of youth crime and anti-social behaviour; promote health and wellbeing and encourage inclusivity through sport, physical activity and creative endeavour collaborating on community projects like Scotland's first Cruyff Court in Aberdeen. In 2012, a statue to Law, commissioned by the Denis Law Legacy Trust, was unveiled at the entrance to Aberdeen Sports Village (a facility he had formally opened two years earlier) depicting his pose after scoring for Scotland against England in 1967. Law was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to football and charity. In 2017, he received the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen. In August 2021, it was announced that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. In November 2021 a second statue of Law was unveiled in Aberdeen city centre. Career statistics Club International Honours Manchester United Football League First Division: 1964–65, 1966–67 FA Cup: 1962–63 Charity Shield: 1965, 1967 European Cup: 1967–68 Scotland national team British Home Championship: 1959–60 (shared), 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64 (shared), 1966–67, 1971–72 (shared) Individual Ballon d'Or: 1964 World Soccer World XI: 1964 European Cup top scorer: 1968–69 Football League 100 Legends: 1998 PFA Merit Award: 1975 Scottish FA International Roll of Honour (players with 50+ caps): inducted in 1988 FWA Tribute Award: 1994 Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame: 2002 Scotland's Golden Player: Most Outstanding Player of the past 50 years by the Scottish Football Association (November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee) Scottish