Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Bobby Charlton and now Sir Kenny Dalglish spring to mind when considering football icons who have been knighted, but there are plenty more.. As of 2016, he is the only man to have scored three goals in the final of the FIFA World Cup . Former England manager Bobby Robson received a knighthood in 2002. Robson managed Fulham F.C. Sir Bobby Robson and Professor Ruth Plummer at the opening of the SIr Bobby Robson Cancer Trials Research Centre. Geoff Hurst was knighted in 1998. Having been diagnosed with cancer multiple times throughout his managerial career, he established the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, a charity dedicated to cancer detection and treatment, in 2008. Sir Robert "Bobby" William Robson CBE (18 February 1933 – 31 July 2009) was an English association footballer and manager.He played almost 600 matches and scored over 100 goals.He also played for the England national team.He scored four goals in 20 games for them. Sir Bobby Robson was knighted in 2002, and the veteran manager was handed the freedom of his beloved city in 2005. Bobby Robson, the knighted ambassador of English soccer who coached his country to the 1990 World Cup semifinals and won trophies in four countries, died on July 31 at 76. LONDON (AP) Bobby Robson, the knighted ambassador of English soccer who coached his country to the 1990 World Cup semifinals and won trophies in … Bobby Robson, the knighted ambassador of English soccer who coached his country to the 1990 World Cup semifinals and won trophies in four countries, died Friday at age 76.