April 28, 20205 yr The former Brighton,Liverpool and Republic Of Ireland striker Michael Robinson has died aged 61. He went on to be a presenter of football related programmes on Spanish TV.
April 28, 20205 yr The former Brighton,Liverpool and Republic Of Ireland striker Michael Robinson has died aged 61. He went on to be a presenter of football related programmes on Spanish TV. I was just about to post that news :( He was one of Brighton's best players in their First Division days in the early eighties and I saw him paly at the old Goldstone ground many times. This is desperately sad news for me. RIP to a Brighton great.
April 29, 20205 yr Here's a lovely piece about Michael Robinson and how big a television star he became in Spain. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/a...nish-tv-died-61 The Brighton Argus has a story about him walking back from a meal with Seve Ballesteros. Six people stopped him to ask for an autograph. Just one stopped Ballesteros.
April 29, 20205 yr The former Leeds United defender Trevor Cherry has died aged 72. He made 486 appearances for them and played 27 matches for England.
April 30, 20205 yr Author Former Hull KR and Warrington Wolves forward Jordan Cox has died at the age of 27. The circumstances of his death are "believed to be non-suspicious and not related to the current public health situation", according to a statement issued on behalf of the Cox family. Cox, who started his career with Hull KR, also went on to play for Sheffield, Doncaster and York City Knights. Hull KR chairman Neil Hudgell described his death as a "terrible shock". He said: "Jordan always seemed so fully of life and spirit and his loss is so sad. I'd like to express my sincere condolences to his mum, girlfriend and family at this awful time." Cox returned to Hull KR in 2020 and was part of their reserve-team squad when he died. He made a total of 64 appearances for the club, scoring six tries.
May 11, 20205 yr Author Atalanta midfielder Andrea Rinaldi has died aged 19 after suffering a brain aneurysm on Friday while training at home during the coronavirus lockdown. Rinaldi was part of the youth system at Atalanta and had been on loan at Serie D side Legnano this season.
May 26, 20205 yr Author Morecambe have confirmed that defender Christian Mbulu has died at the age of 23. Terribly sad news
May 27, 20205 yr Author Former Manchester City defender Glyn Pardoe - the club's youngest ever debutant - has died at the age of 73. Pardoe made his City debut in April 1962 at the age of 15 years and 341 days old and spent his entire playing career with the club. He was part of the 1968 league-winning side and scored the winning goal in the 1970 League Cup final.
June 9, 20205 yr Tony Dunne has died aged 78. He made 535 appearances for Manchester United including playing at left back in the 1968 European Cup Final. He played 33 times for the Republic Of Ireland.
June 17, 20205 yr Author Former snooker star and BBC commentator Willie Thorne has died at the age of 66, says World Snooker. Thorne was diagnosed with leukaemia in March and was taken to hospital in Spain last week with dangerously low blood pressure. He retired from professional snooker in 2001 and for many years was a respected BBC commentator. Thorne reached two World Championship quarter-finals during his career and won the 1985 Mercantile Credit Classic. He twice reached a world ranking of seven and spent 20 years among the top 32, before moving into a commentary career spanning more than 30 years with BBC, ITV and Sky.
June 23, 20205 yr Author Jockey Liam Treadwell, who rode 100-1 shot Mon Mome to win the 2009 Grand National at Aintree, has died aged 34. RIP Liam Treadwell it's no age at all.
July 8, 20204 yr Author Two-time world champion snowboarder Alex Pullin has died while spearfishing in his native Australia, local officials have confirmed. Pullin, 32, was found unresponsive off a beach on Queensland's Gold Coast on Wednesday.
July 11, 20204 yr Author Jack Charlton, part of the England 1966 World Cup winning team and former Republic of Ireland manager has passed away aged 85.
July 11, 20204 yr It’s not been a good year for the Leeds team of the 70s. Jack Charlton follows Norman Hunter and Trevor Cherry in dying this year. The Charlton brothers provided a classic example of how the best players don’t necessarily make the best managers. Bobby was undoubtedly the better player of the two but Jack was the more successful manager by a long way.
July 11, 20204 yr Rip Jack a true Irishman, last saw him at the Ireland England friendly in 2017! Absolute legend who arguably revolutionised the Irish national side.
July 11, 20204 yr Jack Charlton was Ireland's favourite Englishman. He was given honorary Irish citizenship in 1996 and was often seen fishing on the River Moy in Ballina,County Mayo. To be part of the greatest World Cup achievements for both England and Ireland makes him one of a kind.
August 27, 20204 yr Author BBC commentator and former tennis umpire David Mercer has died aged 70. Mercer, who umpired the 1984 Wimbledon final between John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors, was part of the BBC's commentary team for the grass-court Grand Slam for the past 35 years. He started his sports broadcasting career in 1979 after winning a BBC Wales competition, becoming a full-time broadcaster five years later. Mercer was appointed the corporation's tennis correspondent in 1990. He is the only person to have umpired a Wimbledon men's singles final and also commentated on them for both radio and television.
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