Mick McCarthy was on Sky Sport’s Fantasy Football Club last week to pick his best eleven of players he’s lined out with. Proving that the former Irish boss bleeds green, his selection is dominated by team-mates from his time as player and captain of the Boys in Green.
He’s a familiar face on our television screens on weekends at grounds up and down the Football League, and on his travels Sky Sports’ Johnny Phillips has gathered some fascinating stories. It’s mostly away from the glamour of the Premier League’s superstars that Phillips explores the fabric of the modern game. Acclaimed blogger Layth Yousif sits down with the author of Saturday Afternoon Fever: A Year on the Road for Soccer Saturday, and among a host of tales, also discusses his top three Republic players for this son of an Irishman.
With the new Premier League season about to kick-off, Layth Yousif recalls a busy 48 hours with Sky Sports shadowing roving reporter Johnny Phillips, author of ‘Saturday Afternoon Fever, A Year on the Road for Soccer Saturday’.
Irish football’s head honcho John Delaney, dubbed the Godfather, gave Sky Sports News an exclusive look behind the scenes at the Football Association of Ireland this week. He spoke about his childhood, his salary, and defended the decision of the Republic to cap players from Northern Ireland.
Roy Keane, the man who once said he’d rather sit in a dentist’s chair than on a panel of television experts, has now completed his move to the Dark Side by signing as a newspaper columnist for Sunday paper.