Describing Sir Bobby Robson as a colossal man with extraordinary enthusiasm, Fabio Capello, Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho and FIFA President Sepp Blatter led tributes to the former England manager, who died at age 76 on July 31 after a long struggle with cancer.

Prince William, president of the Football Association, said the much-traveled coach was also a superb ambassador for the national game. Prime Minister Gordon Brown praised Robson's passion, patriotism, dedication and professionalism, and European champion Barcelona, one of his former clubs, said he was an authentic legend of world soccer.

Robson took England to the World Cup semifinal in 1990, when it lost to West Germany on penalties, and successfully ran clubs on home soil and in Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands. But there were tributes, too, for the way he fought cancer, having first been diagnosed in 1991 but worked in soccer until two years ago.

Robson's death came five days after he appeared in a wheelchair at Newcastle's St. James' Park on July 26, when thousands of fans crowded into the stadium to pay tribute to him and raise funds for his cancer charity.