Prince William and the current England manager Fabio Capello have been among those paying tribute to Sir Bobby Robson, the former Three Lions manager who died on Friday.

PRINCE WILLIAM:
"I am deeply saddened to hear about Sir Bobby Robson’s death. His contribution to English football as a player, manager and superb ambassador for our national game has been immense. He will be sadly missed by football fans everywhere, and I am thinking about his family at this difficult time.”

FABIO CAPELLO:
"Sir Bobby was a wonderful man, a real gentleman. I remember very well the times I managed my teams against him. The first time being when Bobby was manager of Barcelona and I was in my first season with Real Madrid.  Later, when he was Newcastle manager and I was with Roma we faced each other – as opponents, but always friends. “Earlier this year I spent some time with Bobby when he opened the new cancer treatment centre, which he worked so hard to raise funds for."

SIR TREVOR BROOKING:
"I knew him as a player when he was at Ipswich and he was a very good friend of Ron Greenwood, almost a coaching disciple of his. Ron brought him into the England structure with the B team and he was then his successor to take over as the manager. The 1990 World Cup semi-final against Germany will always be remembered and I think whoever won that game would have beaten Argentina in the final."

GARY LINEKER
"He had a tremendous enthusiasm and passion for football and life and continued to retain this right to the last days of his life.  He will be deeply missed by everyone, especially those who played for him. I have the fondest memories of playing for him at two World Cups."

STUART PEARCE
"I cannot think of anyone in the game who was held in higher esteem. It was an absolute privilege and honour for me to work with him."

BARCELONA FOOTBALL CLUB
"Barcelona is in mourning. During his period with the club, Robson won the affection of all Cules (Barca supporters). He is a true legend of world football."

TONY BLAIR
"Sir Bobby was one of the nicest, most caring and genuine people I ever met - a real Geordie gentleman. He was, of course, an outstanding coach, but he was also immensely generous with his time and energy across a range of charitable activities. It was a privilege to have known him."