Peter Shilton
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Maradona and Jack Charlton among the sporting greats we lost in 2020
- Soccer
- December 29, 2020, 06:00
The two men could hardly have been more different, other than, in their own way, each became footballing deity. Diego Maradona’s death, at the age of(...)

The Irish Times view on Diego Maradona: A master of the game
- Editorial
- November 28, 2020, 01:00
The scale of the world reaction to the death of Diego Maradona illustrated the stature of a footballer who lifted himself from the depths of poverty i(...)

‘God is dead’: The world’s front pages remember Diego Maradona
- Soccer
- November 26, 2020
Diego Armando Maradona, arguably the greatest footballer to ever lace a pair of boots, has died aged 60. In Argentina, three days of national mournin(...)

Keith Duggan: Through the glories and the disgraces, we were all Maradona addicts
- Soccer
- November 25, 2020
“Ah, different class.” “Difffff-rent Classssss!” Sometimes the gods are benevolent and the television commentators fuse with what is happening befor(...)

Death of former Liverpool, Spurs and England goalkeeper Ray Clemence
- Soccer
- November 15, 2020, 16:01
Former Liverpool, Tottenham and England goalkeeper Ray Clemence has died at the age of 72, the English Football Association has announced. Clemence, (...)

England v Republic of Ireland – The last six meetings
- International
- November 11, 2020, 17:08
1. June 11th, 1990 World Cup (Cagliari) Republic of Ireland 1 (Kevin Sheedy, 73) England 1 (Gary Lineker, 9). You might remember this one. Of all pe(...)

Johnny Watterson: Rugby’s centurions really just a modern day concept
- International
- October 29, 2020, 16:20
First a brief rolling back of the years. At the time of his retirement in 1973 Tom Kiernan was Ireland’s most-capped player, most experienced captain (...)

Brexit dividing England’s 1986 World Cup squad
- English Soccer
- December 13, 2018, 15:21
Brexit has divided communities, families and friends, so it should perhaps come as no surprise to find it has done the same to England’s 1986 World Cu(...)

Rooney defies the nay-sayers as he returns for a final bow
- International
- November 13, 2018, 22:31
Wayne Rooney, almost for old time’s sake, ended up addressing pressure. This is a player who had grown used to lugging the weight of expectation du(...)

World Cup Moments: You’ve got to hand it to Diego
- International
- May 30, 2018, 12:00
High noon, one blistering Sunday in Mexico City, and a quarter-final shootout between two arch rivals who hadn’t met in a World Cup for 20 years and h(...)