Silence becomes applause in Best's memory LONDON (Reuters) - Fans burst into a minute's spontaneous applause, instead of observing a minute's silence, before Wolverhampton Wanderers' home game against Southampton on Saturday in a moving tribute to George Best. The Premier and Football leagues had called for silence before all this weekend's games in memory of the Manchester United great, who died in a London hospital on Friday. But supporters, players and club officials at Molineux all opted to pay the continental tribute of applause before kick-off of the second division game -- the first match of the day. Players of both teams also wore black armbands as a mark of respect. Applause, rather than silence, for Best was already planned by fans in Scotland before Celtic's match against Dunfermline Athletic later on Saturday. Newspapers, former players and managers, along with the game's leading officials, also paid tribute to the footballing genius from Northern Ireland. "Remember him today at 3pm" read the back page of Saturday's Daily Mirror over a picture of Best walking away in his distinctive red Manchester United shirt adorned with the famous number seven. Best, who died of multiple organ failure after a lifetime of heavy drinking, will be buried in Belfast next Friday alongside the grave of his mother Ann.