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Barry John: Mesmerising fly-half for Wales and the Lions

Barry John was arguably rugby union’s first superstar and a mercurial player whose wizardry gained comparisons with footballing genius George Best. Nicknamed ‘The King’ by New Zealand journalists after he famously orchestrated the All Blacks’ ...

04 Feb 2024 at 17:23

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John Hollins: A Stamford Bridge fixture who turned reading game into an art form

John Hollins turned reading the game into an art form across almost 600 Chelsea appearances, but one moment of typically impeccable timing trumped a career’s worth of pivotal interventions. The Guildford-born Chelsea youth-team graduate ...

14 Jun 2023 at 14:06

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Gianluca Vialli: Classy Italian striker who became a Chelsea favourite

Former Italy, Juventus and Chelsea striker Gianluca Vialli was one of English football’s most successful and popular European imports. Vialli, who went on to enjoy success as Chelsea manager following his glittering playing career, has ...

06 Jan 2023 at 09:58

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David Gold: From abject East End poverty to Premier League boardroom

David Gold rose from what he himself described as “abject poverty” to become a hugely successful businessman and the joint chairman of West Ham, the club he supported as a boy. Gold was born prematurely on September 9, 1936 in Stepney,...

04 Jan 2023 at 17:04

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Tony Book: The late-blooming bricklayer who became a Manchester City great

Tony Book’s story at Manchester City began at the age of 32, with the full-back affectionately known as Skip going on to captain the club to success in the late 1960s and early 1970s before also becoming a trophy-winning manager ...

14 Jan 2025 at 12:49

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Francis Lee: Manchester City great turned toilet paper tycoon

Francis Lee was a former player and chairman of Manchester City, an England international, highly-successful businessman and racehorse trainer. Lee, a striker, also played for hometown Bolton and Derby in his distinguished ...

02 Oct 2023 at 16:41

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The footballing genius who pioneered the beautiful game

Pele famously described football as ‘o jogo bonito’ – the beautiful game – and arguably no individual did more to make it so. The Brazil great was always willing to attempt the extraordinary and in doing so he redefined ...

30 Dec 2022 at 07:33

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John Clark: The quiet Lisbon Lion who helped Celtic roar in Europe

John Clark was the quietest of the Lisbon Lions but his talent roared. From player to coach, assistant manager to kit man, the defender from Lanarkshire served the Parkhead club in eight decades before his death at the ...

23 Jun 2025 at 16:09

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Pele: The footballing genius who pioneered the beautiful game

29 Dec 2022 at 19:20

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Sadness as Offaly native and beloved teacher passes away

There is much sadness in Tullamore and south Donegal at the death of popular teacher, Michael Fox. Mr Fox passed away peacefully at Sligo University Hospital on Friday last, having borne a period of illness ...

17 Jun 2021 at 14:23

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Frank McGarvey: Slight of build but courageous Glasgow boy done good

Not many players get a standing ovation at half-time but Frank McGarvey was among the privileged few – and it was his favourite memory of his time in football. On March 14, 1981, the former Celtic, St ...

01 Jan 2023 at 16:51

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