THE doctor treating George Best said early on Tuesday he was looking for the soccer legend to regain consciousness within the next few hours.
The former Manchester United and Northern Ireland star has been taken off sedation for the first time since Friday, when he was put on a ventilator at the Cromwell Hospital, west London.
Professor Roger Williams said Best was a fighter who had been keeping himself alive with his own strength.
But he told BBC News he is now looking for Best, 59 - who has a lung infection - to start to show signs of an improvement.
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