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The Irish Sun
2 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
Inside John Giles' life with wife & kids from Man United breakthrough to Leeds icon and legendary RTE pundit
JOHN Giles has been a legendary figure in Irish football for over a half-century between his starring days on the pitch to his lengthy career as a pundit. Born in 1940, he made the trip across the Irish Sea from Dublin when he was only 16 to join Manchester United after getting spotted by a scout while playing for Stella Maris. Advertisement 3 The 84-year-old was inducted into the FAI's Hall of Fame in 2021 3 It was at Leeds United where he really blossomed into a star Credit: PA:Press Association 3 He was a staple of RTE's coverage of club and international football for 30 years Credit: Times Newspapers Ltd While he did break into the first team and racked up 99 appearances for the Red Devils, he was deemed surplus to requirements by legendary manager Matt Busby in 1963. Busby would go on to rue selling him to one of the club's fiercest rivals in Leeds United. At Elland Road Giles Over the course 12 seasons ion Yorkshire, the midfield playmaker helped the side win two First Division league titles, an FA Cup, a League Cup while they also lifted the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup twice. Advertisement Read More On Irish Football Giles was also central to their run to the European Cup final of 1975 where victors Bayern Munich were aided in their 2-0 win by several highly suspect refereeing decisions. The latter years of his playing career were spent at West Brom (1975-1977), a stateside stint at Philadelphia Fury (1978) and Shamrock Rovers (1977-1983) where he acted as player-manager. MEDIA CAREER In 1986 he embarked upon what was to become an iconic second act as a broadcaster with RTE. He was the national broadcaster's "senior analyst" throughout its heyday both from its free-wheeling analysis days as well as a golden period for the Republic of Ireland men's national team. Advertisement Most read in Football Exclusive The panel of host Bill O'Herlihy, Giles and Eamon Dunphy was further bolstered by the addition of Liam Brady in 1998. Together, Giles, Dunphy and Brady became affectionately known as "The Three Amigos" in an era where their pre and post-match chat was often more entertaining than the games themselves. Arsenal announce new five-year contract for Myles Lewis-Skelly after Real Madrid eyed shock free transfer He was eventually given the boot by RTE at the conclusion of Euro 2016 when his contract was allowed to expire. But his voice is still heard on a weekly basis during his Thursday slot on Off the Ball. Advertisement Giles has been embedded at Newstalk's sports show since day one of the radio station's inception in 2002. WIFE AND CHILDREN Giles has been married to spouse Anne since 1966. The pair have six chilldren, four sons and two daughters. Two of their sons wound up following in their dad's footsteps by playing for Shamrock Rovers. Anne boasts fine sporting heritage herself as she is the sister of Irish sprinting legend Paul Dolan. Advertisement He represented Ireland at the 1948 and 1952 Olympic Games in London and Helsinki respectively.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
List of Europa League and UEFA Cup winners, all-time finals
Manchester United seek their second UEFA Cup on Wednesday in Bilbao, with would-be three-time champion Tottenham Hotspur standing in their way of the 2024-25 Europa League crown. MORE — Man United v Tottenham Hotspur live updates Advertisement It's a big-name, all-Premier League battle for what's become Europe's second-biggest club prize in a tournament that has evolved over the years to become more powerful and increasingly-similar to the UEFA Champions League. Here's a abridged history of the UEFA Cup/Europa League, as well as a list of all finals. What is the Europa League and why was it started? The Europa League, formerly the UEFA Cup, is the second most-prestigious competition in European football after the UEFA Champions League. The Champions League was formerly the European Cup and was limited in berths, which opened up room for a second tournament that featured the best teams to not have won their domestic league. Instead there were two: The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Advertisement The UEFA Cup replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as the third tournament in 1971, then slid up to second when it essentially merged with the Cup Winners' Cup in 1999. Who have won the most UEFA Cups? Sevilla have been to the most UEFA Cup/Europa League Finals with seven, and they've won all of them. Perhaps even more remarkably, Sevilla's first UEFA Cup was in 2006, making them the force of the tournament this century and all-time. Inter Milan, Liverpool, Juventus, and Atletico Madrid have each won three UEFA Cups. List of UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup finals Played over two-legs 1972: Tottenham Hotspur over Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 1973: Liverpool over Borussia Monchengladbach 3-2 1974: Feyenoord over Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 1975: Borussia Monchengladbach over Twente 5-1 1976: Liverpool over Club Brugge 4-3 1977: Juventus over Athletic Bilbao 2-2 (pens) 1978: PSV Endhoven over Bastia 3-0 1979: Borussia Monchengladbach over Red Star Belgrade 2-1 1980: Eintracht Frankfurt over Borussia Monchengladbach 3-3 (pens) 1981: Ipswich Town over AZ Alkmaar 5-4 1982: Goteborg over Hamburger SV 4-0 1983: Anderlecht over Benfica 2-1 1984: Tottenham Hotspur over Anderlecht 2-2 (pens) 1985: Real Madrid over Videoton 3-1 1986: Real Madrid over Koln 5-3 1987: Goteborg over Dundee United 2-1 1988: Bayer Leverkusen over Espanyol 3-3 (pens) 1989: Napoli over Stuttgart 5-4 1990: Juventus over Fiorentina 3-1 1991: Inter Milan over Roma 2-1 1992: Ajax over Torino 2-2 (pens) 1993: Juventus over Borussia Dortmund 6-1 1994: Inter Milan over Austria Salzburg 2-0 1995: Parma over Juventus 2-1 1996: Bayern Munich over Bordeaux 5-1 1997: Schalke over Inter Milan 1-1 (pens) Advertisement Single match at host site 1998: Inter Milan 3-0 Lazio in Paris 1999; Parma 3-0 Marseille in Moscow 2000: Galatasaray 0-0 (pens) Arsenal in Copenhagen 2001: Liverpool 5-4 Alaves in Dortmund 2002: Feyenoord 3-2 Borussia Dortmund in Rotterdam 2003: Porto 3-2 Celtic in Seville 2004: Valencia 2-0 Marseille in Gothenburg 2005: CSKA Moscow 3-1 Sporting Lisbon in Lisbon 2006: Sevilla 4-0 Middlebsrough in Eindhoven 2007: Sevilla 2-2 (pens) Espanyol in Glasgow 2008: Zenit Saint Petersburg 2-0 Rangers in Manchester 2009: Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 aet Werder Bremen in Istanbul 2010: Atletico Madrid 2-1 aet Fulham in Hamburg 2011: Porto 1-0 Braga in Dublin 2012: Atletico Madrid 3-0 Athletic Bilbao in Bucharest 2013: Chelsea 2-1 Benfica in Amsterdam 2014: Sevilla 0-0 (pens) Benfica in Turin 2015: Sevilla 3-2 Dnipro in Warsaw 2016: Sevilla 3-1 Liverpool in Basel 2017: Manchester United 2-0 Ajax in Solna 2018: Atletico Madrid 3-0 Marseille in Lyon 2019: Chelsea 4-1 Arsenal in Baku 2020: Sevilla 3-2 Inter Milan in Cologne 2021: Villarreal 1-1 (pens) Manchester United in Gdansk 2022: Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 (pens) Rangers in Seville 2023: Sevilla 1-1 Roma (pens) in Budapest 2024: Atalanta 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen in Dublin 2025: Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur in Bilbao
NBC Sports
21-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
List of Europa League and UEFA Cup winners, all-time finals
Manchester United seek their second UEFA Cup on Wednesday in Bilbao, with would-be three-time champion Tottenham Hotspur standing in their way of the 2024-25 Europa League crown. MORE — Man United v Tottenham Hotspur live updates It's a big-name, all-Premier League battle for what's become Europe's second-biggest club prize in a tournament that has evolved over the years to become more powerful and increasingly-similar to the UEFA Champions League. Here's a abridged history of the UEFA Cup/Europa League, as well as a list of all finals. What is the Europa League and why was it started? The Europa League, formerly the UEFA Cup, is the second most-prestigious competition in European football after the UEFA Champions League. The Champions League was formerly the European Cup and was limited in berths, which opened up room for a second tournament that featured the best teams to not have won their domestic league. Instead there were two: The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The UEFA Cup replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as the third tournament in 1971, then slid up to second when it essentially merged with the Cup Winners' Cup in 1999. Who have won the most UEFA Cups? Sevilla have been to the most UEFA Cup/Europa League Finals with seven, and they've won all of them. Perhaps even more remarkably, Sevilla's first UEFA Cup was in 2006, making them the force of the tournament this century and all-time. Inter Milan, Liverpool, Juventus, and Atletico Madrid have each won three UEFA Cups. List of UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup finals Played over two-legs 1972: Tottenham Hotspur over Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 1973: Liverpool over Borussia Monchengladbach 3-2 1974: Feyenoord over Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 1975: Borussia Monchengladbach over Twente 5-1 1976: Liverpool over Club Brugge 4-3 1977: Juventus over Athletic Bilbao 2-2 (pens) 1978: PSV Endhoven over Bastia 3-0 1979: Borussia Monchengladbach over Red Star Belgrade 2-1 1980: Eintracht Frankfurt over Borussia Monchengladbach 3-3 (pens) 1981: Ipswich Town over AZ Alkmaar 5-4 1982: Goteborg over Hamburger SV 4-0 1983: Anderlecht over Benfica 2-1 1984: Tottenham Hotspur over Anderlecht 2-2 (pens) 1985: Real Madrid over Videoton 3-1 1986: Real Madrid over Koln 5-3 1987: Goteborg over Dundee United 2-1 1988: Bayer Leverkusen over Espanyol 3-3 (pens) 1989: Napoli over Stuttgart 5-4 1990: Juventus over Fiorentina 3-1 1991: Inter Milan over Roma 2-1 1992: Ajax over Torino 2-2 (pens) 1993: Juventus over Borussia Dortmund 6-1 1994: Inter Milan over Austria Salzburg 2-0 1995: Parma over Juventus 2-1 1996: Bayern Munich over Bordeaux 5-1 1997: Schalke over Inter Milan 1-1 (pens) Single match at host site 1998: Inter Milan 3-0 Lazio in Paris 1999; Parma 3-0 Marseille in Moscow 2000: Galatasaray 0-0 (pens) Arsenal in Copenhagen 2001: Liverpool 5-4 Alaves in Dortmund 2002: Feyenoord 3-2 Borussia Dortmund in Rotterdam 2003: Porto 3-2 Celtic in Seville 2004: Valencia 2-0 Marseille in Gothenburg 2005: CSKA Moscow 3-1 Sporting Lisbon in Lisbon 2006: Sevilla 4-0 Middlebsrough in Eindhoven 2007: Sevilla 2-2 (pens) Espanyol in Glasgow 2008: Zenit Saint Petersburg 2-0 Rangers in Manchester 2009: Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 aet Werder Bremen in Istanbul 2010: Atletico Madrid 2-1 aet Fulham in Hamburg 2011: Porto 1-0 Braga in Dublin 2012: Atletico Madrid 3-0 Athletic Bilbao in Bucharest 2013: Chelsea 2-1 Benfica in Amsterdam 2014: Sevilla 0-0 (pens) Benfica in Turin 2015: Sevilla 3-2 Dnipro in Warsaw 2016: Sevilla 3-1 Liverpool in Basel 2017: Manchester United 2-0 Ajax in Solna 2018: Atletico Madrid 3-0 Marseille in Lyon 2019: Chelsea 4-1 Arsenal in Baku 2020: Sevilla 3-2 Inter Milan in Cologne 2021: Villarreal 1-1 (pens) Manchester United in Gdansk 2022: Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 (pens) Rangers in Seville 2023: Sevilla 1-1 Roma (pens) in Budapest 2024: Atalanta 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen in Dublin 2025: Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur in Bilbao
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
'This season it has been finding me'
Newcastle United winger Jacob Murphy is having the season of his career. Murphy had two loan spells in the Championship in his first three seasons at Newcastle - with West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield Wednesday. His career has been somewhat of a slow burner. Until this season he had not scored more than four Premier League goals in a season. "I do have targets, but I never try to force it," said Murphy. "I always let it come to me if I'm doing the correct things. That's how the universe works, it'll always find you. This season it has been finding me. "I have a great striker in Alex [Isak] to provide for and great experience behind me. Everything is clicking to help elevate my game and then I think my game elevates others." Murphy was part of the Newcastle team that beat Liverpool 2-1 in the Carabao Cup final in March - and set up Isak's goal to make it 2-0. That was the Magpies' first trophy since the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969 - and their first domestic one since the 1955 FA Cup. Murphy also played in the 2023 Carabao Cup final, which Newcastle lost to Manchester United. "Wembley was amazing," said Murphy. "The feeling was a lot different this time compared to when we were runners-up a couple of seasons ago. "We felt ready. We felt this was our time. The build-up was good. A lot less nerves. Once the game started something felt different." Here more from Murphy in Football Daily on BBC Sounds Read more about his journey
New York Times
02-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
The Athletic's Friday football quiz question #53
Welcome to the 53rd edition of The Athletic's Friday quiz question. At the end of every week, we'll serve up a poser from our vault of football conundrums. It won't be easy (unless you're really good), but what better way to head into the weekend than by giving your soccer-loving brain some exercise? Chuck it in your group chats and see who knows their stuff. Advertisement Oh, and there's no prize, except the quiet satisfaction of a job well done. So, without any further delay… Can you name the seven seasons in which multiple English clubs have won European* trophies? (* for the purposes of quizzing, we are including the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as a European honour here) Check back later today (Friday May 2) for the answer. P.S. Links to the previous 51 Friday quiz questions are below. The previous quiz questions: Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 13 Question 14 Question 15 Question 16 Question 17 Question 18 Question 19 Question 20 Question 21 Question 22 Question 23 Question 24 Question 25 Question 26 Question 27 Question 28 Question 29 Question 30 Question 31 Question 32 Question 33 Question 34 Question 35 Question 36 Question 37 Question 38 Question 39 Question 40 Question 41 Question 42 Question 43 Question 44 Question 45 Question 46 Question 47 Question 48 Question 49 Question 50 Question 51 Question 52 (Top image artwork: Eamonn Dalton)
