RTE’s Soccer Republic paid a moving tribute to the late Bill O’Herlihy. With lump in throat, host Peter Collins was joined by George Hamilton, Darragh Maloney and Brian Kerr to speak warmly of their former colleague and broadcaster much-loved by Irish sports fans.
The football world has been paying tribute following the death of Tito Vilanova, the former Barcelona manager who lost his battle with cancer aged just 45.
Radamel Falcao could still feature at this summer’s World Cup after his doctor gave him a better than 50% chance of recovering in time. The Monaco star, nicknamed ‘El Tigre,’ watched from his hospital bed as his team-mates and supporters held a pre-match tribute. The striker was also visited in Porto by Colombia’s president Juan Manuel Santos.