playername | Joe Royle |
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fullname | Joseph Royle |
dateofbirth | April 08, 1949 |
cityofbirth | Liverpool |
countryofbirth | England |
position | Striker |
years1 | 1966–1974| clubs1 Everton | caps1 231 | goals1 102 |
years2 | 1974–1977| clubs2 Manchester City| caps2 99 | goals2 23 |
years3 | 1977–1980| clubs3 Bristol City | caps3 101 | goals3 18 |
years4 | 1980–1982| clubs4 Norwich City | caps4 42 | goals4 9 |
totalcaps | 473 | totalgoals 152 |
nationalyears1 | 1971–1977 |
nationalteam1 | England |
nationalcaps1 | 6 | nationalgoals1 2 |
manageryears1 | 1982–1994| managerclubs1 Oldham Athletic |
manageryears2 | 1994–1997| managerclubs2 Everton |
manageryears3 | 1998–2001| managerclubs3 Manchester City |
manageryears4 | 2002–2006| managerclubs4 Ipswich Town |
manageryears5 | 2009 | managerclubs5 Oldham Athletic }} |
A number of clubs were interested in signing Royle, including Manchester United, but it was his hometown club Everton that succeeded in recruiting him to their ranks. He went on to make 270 appearances for Everton, scoring 119 times. He made his debut at the age of 16 and held the record of being the youngest player to play for Everton until James Vaughan beat the record on 10 April 2005 by 11 days. For five seasons he was Everton's top scorer, notably scoring 23 goals in the Championship-winning side of 1969–70 and Manchester City manager Tony Book bought Royle for £170,000 in 1974 and he went on to claim further honours as he helped them to win the League Cup in 1976.
He left Maine Road in November 1977 to join Bristol City and had a further stint with Norwich City, including winning Norwich City player of the year in 1981, before being forced to retire from the game in 1982 (aged 33) due to a knee injury. In 2002, he was voted into the club's hall of fame by Norwich supporters. A fitting end to a fine career. His time at Bristol City, however, had not been so fruitful. After a storming on-loan debut, scoring four, Joe only tallied another 14 goals in the remaining 100 games with the reds.
When England national football team manager Bobby Robson announced in May 1990 that he would be quitting the job after the World Cup that summer, Royle's name was strongly linked with the role and the Football Association shortlisted him along with Graham Taylor and Howard Kendall. This was despite Royle having yet to manage in the First Division; whereas in contrast Kendall had won two league titles, an FA Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup with Everton, and Taylor had taken both Aston Villa and Watford to runners-up spot in the top flight and Watford to an FA Cup final. Incredibly, Royle was selected on the shortlist ahead of Terry Venables, the Tottenham Hotspur manager whose managerial CV included taking Barcelona to the Spanish league title and to a European Cup final, as well as guiding Queen's Park Rangers to an FA Cup final in 1982. Venables himself had expressed interest in the job - which would finally become his in January 1994. In the event, Graham Taylor was appointed as England's new manager.
Royle's Oldham team of the 1980s and early 1990s included some of the biggest names in the English game of that era. These included striker Graeme Sharp - one of the most accomplished goalscorers of the past decade - who was signedfrom Everton in 1991, midfielder Mike Milligan (who was sold to Everton for £1million in 1990 and signed back for £600,000 a year later),left back Earl Barrett (who was one of the most expensive defender in England when he was sold to Aston Villa for £1.7million in early 1992) and right-back Denis Irwin, who was signed on a free transfer from Leeds United in 1986 and was sold to Manchester United for £625,000 in 1990, where he went on to win numerous domestic and European honours over the next 12 years.
The latics finished 17th in 1991-92 season - their first top flight campaign for almost 70 years - and secured their place in the new Premier League. They survived on goal difference on the last day of the 1992-93 with a remarkable 4-3 away win over Southampton, their survival also boosted by an earlier 1-0 away win over Aston Villa - a victory which handed the title to Oldham's local rivals Manchester United. However, 1993-94 brought another battle against relegation and this time the Latics were unable to win it. They were rarely outside the bottom three all season. Another away win over Southampton at the end of March 1994 lifted the Latics out of the relegation zone and a 4-1 home win over QPR in the next game put them three points clear of the drop zone with two games in hand. However, a late Manchester United equaliser put their FA Cup dream on ice in the Wembley semi-final and they were trounced three days later in the Maine Road replay. The Latics failed to win any of their final eight games and a 1-1 draw at Norwich City on the final day of the season was not enough to stave off relegation.
In November 1994, he replaced Mike Walker as manager of Everton and took them to FA Cup glory in his first season as manager (1994–95). A year later they finished sixth in the Premiership, but their form in 1996–97 was less convincing and on transfer deadline day 1997 he was not permitted to sign the Norwegians (Tore André Flo and Claus Eftevaag) by chairman Peter Johnson, which led to his resignation. He was named the Everton Giant for 2004 for his successes as both a player and a manager for the Toffees.
After 11 months out of the game, he accepted the challenge to manage Manchester City in February 1998. When Royle arrived the club was deep in the relegation zone and even though he could not save the club from relegation to Division Two, the next season they were promoted through the play-offs and a year later were promoted to the Premiership. It was said in his book that he was physically attacked by Paulo Wanchope, who was at Manchester City when he was manager. Manchester City only spent one season back in the top division, leading to Royle being dismissed after relegation in May 2001.
Royle returned to the game in November 2002 to manage Ipswich Town, who had been relegated from the Premier League the previous season. In January 2003 the club entered administration, which lead to the exit of several leading players and a restriction of transfer and wage funds. Royle twice led Ipswich to the play-offs, in 2004 and 2005, but lost on both occasions to West Ham United. Several players were subsequently sold off to Premier League sides, and Ipswich finished 15th in the 2005–06 season, their lowest finish since 1966, and Royle left the club by 'mutual consent' in the close season.
In December 2006, Royle was appointed as a Patron of Trust Oldham, the official supporter's association of Oldham. In November 2007, Royle was under serious consideration for the Leicester City and Wigan Athletic managerial roles, but decided to pull out of the running for both.
During his break from management, Royle co-commentated alongside the likes of John Helm and Tony Jones on Five's UEFA Cup Football coverage.
On 15 March 2009, Royle was re-appointed to Oldham Athletic on a temporary basis, following the resignation of John Sheridan. In April, he was offered the job on a permanent basis, though later turned it down on 28 April, when he announced that he would be leaving the club after the final game. On 2 May, in his final game, Royle led Oldham to a 2–1 away victory in the club's final game of the season.
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playername | Les Ferdinand |
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fullname | Leslie Ferdinand |
dateofbirth | December 08, 1966 |
cityofbirth | Paddington, London |
countryofbirth | England |
currentclub | Tottenham Hotspur (Striker Coach) |
height | |
position | Striker (retired) |
youthyears2 | 1985–1986 |
youthclubs1 | Southall |
youthclubs2 | Hayes |
years1 | 1986–1987 |
years2 | 1987–1995 |
years3 | 1988 |
years4 | 1988–1989 |
years5 | 1995–1997 |
years6 | 1997–2003 |
years7 | 2002–2003 |
years8 | 2003–2004 |
years9 | 2004–2005 |
years10 | 2005 |
years11 | 2005–2006 |
clubs1 | Hayes |
clubs2 | Queens Park Rangers |
clubs3 | → Brentford (loan) |
clubs4 | → Beşiktaş (loan) |
clubs5 | Newcastle United |
clubs6 | Tottenham Hotspur |
clubs7 | West Ham United |
clubs8 | Leicester City |
clubs9 | Bolton Wanderers |
clubs10 | Reading |
clubs11 | Watford |
caps1 | 33 | goals1 19 |
caps2 | 163 | goals2 80 |
caps3 | 3 | goals3 0 |
caps4 | 24 | goals4 14 |
caps5 | 68 | goals5 41 |
caps6 | 118 | goals6 33 |
caps7 | 14 | goals7 2 |
caps8 | 29 | goals8 12 |
caps9 | 12 | goals9 1 |
caps10 | 12 | goals10 1 |
caps11 | 0 | goals11 0 |
totalcaps | 443 | totalgoals 184 |
nationalyears1 | 1998 |
nationalyears2 | 1993–1998 |
nationalteam1 | England B |
nationalteam2 | England |
nationalcaps1 | 1 | nationalgoals1 1 |
nationalcaps2 | 17 | nationalgoals2 5 }} |
Leslie "Les" Ferdinand MBE (born 8 December 1966 in Paddington, London) is a former English footballer. His playing career included spells at Queens Park Rangers, Besiktas J.K., Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West ham United and Bolton Wanderers F.C., during which period he earned a number of appearances for England. He became the first player to score for 6 different Premier League clubs and is famed for his legendary hang-time when jumping in the air to head the ball.
He is the cousin of current Premier League players Rio and Anton Ferdinand and his son Aaron currently plays for Harrow Borough in the Isthmian League. He also has a daughter, Lauren. Popularly nicknamed ''Sir Les'', he was made an MBE in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
On 5 November 2008 Ferdinand joined fellow ex-Spur Tim Sherwood on the coaching staff of Tottenham Hotspur, utilising his experience to work with the strikers.
Ferdinand is the joint fifth highest scorer of all time in the Premier League with 149 goals.
In 1988, he was loaned to Turkish side BeÅŸiktaÅŸ for a season, and performed well with 14 goals in 24 games.
He was back in the QPR side for the 1989-90 season, but managed just nine First Division appearances as well as his first two English league goals. He fared better in 1990-91, managing 18 league games and scoring eight goals as QPR secured a familiar mid table finish. His 10 goals from 23 games in 1991-92 helped ensure QPR's status as founder members of the new FA Premier League for the 1992-93 season, and it was during this campaign that he established himself as a top striker, scoring 20 goals in 37 games as QPR finished fifth - the highest placed of all the London sides.
His fine form continued into 1993-94, during which his 16 goals from 36 games helped QPR finish ninth. Despite mounting speculation of a move to either Manchester United or Arsenal, he signed a two-year contract with QPR that summer.
He enjoyed arguably his best season yet in 1994-95, as he was on target 24 times in the Premier League and speculation grew that he would soon be on his way to a bigger club.
In nearly a decade at Loftus Road, he played under four different managers - Jim Smith, Trevor Francis, Don Howe and Gerry Francis.
His arrival at the club came nearly three years after the Magpies had offered QPR £3.3million for him during their Division One promotion season - but the offer had been turned down.
The spell on Tyneside was arguably Ferdinand's most successful club tenure. He scored 29 goals in his first season with Newcastle, and significantly contributed to the side's getting within touching distance of the Premiership title in the 1995–96 season.
In both of his seasons on Tyneside, Ferdinand collected runners-up medals in the Premier League. In the second season, they had contested a four-horse race with Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool before Manchester United won the title. In the first season, however, Newcastle had led the league by 12 points at one stage, but were overhauled by United in the final three months of the season.
Ferdinand scored 50 goals in only 84 games at Newcastle, forming a successful partnership with Alan Shearer. He was and indeed is still very highly thought of by Newcastle United and received a standing ovation when he came on as a substitute at Alan Shearer's testimonial and subsequently scored.
He scored 10 goals in the 2000–01 season and 15 in 2001–02. He played in a second League Cup final for the club, against Blackburn Rovers, but was thwarted by three saves by Rovers' goalkeeper Brad Friedel as Spurs lost 2–1. Ferdinand scored the 10,000th goal in Premiership history on 15 December 2001 for Spurs against Fulham.
Ferdinand memorably scored for Bolton Wanderers against rivals Manchester United in the last minute, which looked to have given the Wanderers the win, but a goal from David Bellion even deeper in injury time gave United a point. He found opportunities from the start limited, but proved useful for all his experience when coming off the substitutes` bench, and scored against former club Tottenham in the Carling Cup, with what proved to be a mere consolation goal in a 4-3 thriller which Bolton lost. He left them on 2 January 2005. Four days later, he signed with Reading. His contract at the club lasted until the end of the 2004–05 season. He scored one league goal in his time at Reading, in a 2-1 loss to Coventry.
Ferdinand committed to non-contract terms with Watford during the 2005–06, but did not play a competitive game for the club and left after their promotion to the Premier League via the Football League Championship playoffs. He retired from football a few months short of his 40th birthday.
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He played and scored in a Soccer Aid match at Old Trafford. He has also been involved in various fundraising events for Cancer Research UK in honour of his mother Adrienne, who died of breast cancer on 12 February 1990. In July 2007 he visited a number of Sport Relief funded projects in Uganda.
With fellow former footballers John Barnes and Luther Blissett, he has founded Team48 Motorsport, a team aiming to promote young racing drivers of African-Caribbean background. For 2008, they enter the British Touring Car Championship, running Alfa Romeos for white Jamaican Matthew Gore and 18-year-old black Briton Darelle Wilson.
Ferdinand is a qualified helicopter pilot and owns at least one helicopter, which he regularly uses.
Ferdinand has for many years been thought to have been connected (along with Dennis Wise) with the vandalism of the ''Blue Peter'' garden in 1984; however, he has always rejected these claims. Although at one point he claimed to have "helped a few lads over the wall", he later claimed to have been joking.
Ferdinand was also a resident pundit at Setanta Sports with ex-England International teammate, Steve McManaman.
Ferdinand has appeared on the popular BBC2 programme ''Top Gear'', posting a lap-time of 1:47.4 in the "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" feature.
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playername | George CohenMBE |
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fullname | George Reginald Cohen |
dateofbirth | October 22, 1939 |
cityofbirth | London |
countryofbirth | England |
position | Right back |
years1 | 1956–1969 |
clubs1 | Fulham |
caps1 | 459 |
goals1 | 6 |
nationalyears1 | 1964–1967 |
nationalteam1 | England |
nationalcaps1 | 37 |
nationalgoals1 | 0 }} |
He joined Fulham professionally in 1956 and remained a dependable performer for 13 years thereafter, though his chances at international level seemed to be restricted to a handful of caps at under 23 level, mainly due to the presence of Blackpool's Jimmy Armfield, who was the regular incumbent at No.2 and played in the 1962 World Cup in Chile.
Cohen was an immaculate performer in Ramsey's revolutionary team which played without conventional wide men, allowing for extra strength in midfield and relying on young, stamina-based players like Martin Peters and Alan Ball to drift from centre to flank and back again as required. When these players were occupied in more central positions or chasing high up the flank and needing support, this was where attacking full backs like Cohen proved their extra worth.
As England got through a group containing Uruguay, Mexico and France, Cohen's unfussy performances were rightly seen as just as vital as the attention-grabbing displays from the likes of Bobby Charlton. Cohen maintained his form as England got past a thuggish Argentina in the last eight, and was unwittingly featured in one of the more memorable photographs of the tournament in the immediate aftermath of the game – Ramsey, livid at the Argentinians' violent approach (he later memorably called them "animals" in a post-match interview), ran to Cohen in order to prevent him swapping shirts with one of his opponents.
Three days later, one of Cohen's overlapping runs and clever near-post passes contributed to Charlton's clincher as the hosts edged past the splendid, if rather enigmatic Portugal in the semi finals.
In the final against West Germany, Cohen won his 30th cap as vice-captain and was his usual immaculate self, though in a game full of incident and iconic individual contributions, his only notable moment of the match was managing to block the vicious last minute free kick from Lothar Emmerich which subsequently found its way across the England six-yard box for Wolfgang Weber to stroke home the late equaliser which forced extra-time. England ultimately won 4–2.
Cohen played seven of the next eight internationals before Ramsey decided to utilise some younger full backs in England's campaign for the 1968 European Championships. Cohen's 37th and final England appearance came in a 2–0 win over Northern Ireland at Wembley on 22 November 1967. He didn't score for his country, though this was not unexpected for a man in his position. He was the first of England's 1966 XI to cease playing for his country.
Manchester United's legendary winger George Best described Cohen as ''"the best full back I ever played against"''. Alf Ramsay called Cohen: "''England's greatest right back''". Cohen also bears the distinction of being the only Fulham player to have won a World Cup winner's medal while at the Cottagers.
Along with his full back partner Ray Wilson, Cohen was not a player ever in the limelight, though was always ready to talk about the World Cup success whenever requested to do so. His main return to the public eye came in the 1980s when he fought and won his battle with bowel cancer, which lasted 14 years.
Financial hardships in later life forced Cohen to sell his winner's medal from the World Cup final, though his old club Fulham made sure it stayed close to his heart by paying £80,000 for it and putting it on display at Craven Cottage. The club also named a plush section of their hospitality facilities ''The George Cohen Suite''.
In 2000, Cohen suffered personal heartbreak when his brother Peter, a nightclub owner and father of England rugby union player Ben Cohen, was killed. Three men were acquitted of murder and manslaughter but jailed for violent disorder. Ben later was part of the side that won the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup.
Cohen was awarded the MBE in 2000, along with four team-mates from 1966 after a campaign from sections of the media who were surprised that the quintet had never been officially recognised for their part in England's success. The others were Ball, Wilson, Nobby Stiles and Roger Hunt.
In 2003, Cohen released his autobiography (ISBN 1-903267-11-0). He lives in quiet retirement, though he is frequently a guest at functions around the country as well as at Craven Cottage raising money for cancer charities.
He is sometimes noted also for funny quotes:
"He must play with thoughts of brashness and arrogance too if you like to think, you know what lads I can do anything!" But actually he could!- On Pele
"He was never in the position he received the ball, all the time I saw him play. He always arrived there. Which meant of course that he left his marker for dead."- On Johan Cryuff
We got 'soused' and 'pickled'- On a humiliating defeat to Brazil in an international friendly.
On a smaller scale, George has made appearances at the St. John's Primary School fair in Tunbridge Wells.
In 2010, Cohen criticised changes to the design of footballs following the intense criticism of the Adidas Jabulani used at the 2010 World Cup. Cohen was quoted: "Designers have constantly tried to create more goals by using lighter and lighter balls. It was thought they would fly further and everyone loves to see a 30-yard screamer bend into the top corner. But things have gone too far."
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name | Gary Speed |
---|---|
fullname | Gary Andrew Speed |
dateofbirth | September 08, 1969 |
dateofdeath | November 27, 2011 |
cityofbirth | Mancot |
countryofbirth | Wales |
cityofdeath | Huntington |
countryofdeath | England |
height | |
position | Midfielder |
youthyears1 | ?–1988 |
youthclubs1 | Leeds United |
years1 | 1988–1996 |
years2 | 1996–1998 |
years3 | 1998–2004 |
years4 | 2004–2008 |
years5 | 2008–2010 |
clubs1 | Leeds United |
clubs2 | Everton |
clubs3 | Newcastle United |
clubs4 | Bolton Wanderers |
clubs5 | Sheffield United |
caps1 | 248 |
caps2 | 58 |
caps3 | 213 |
caps4 | 121 |
caps5 | 37 |
goals1 | 39 |
goals2 | 15 |
goals3 | 29 |
goals4 | 14 |
goals5 | 6 |
totalcaps | 677 |
totalgoals | 103 |
nationalyears2 | 1990–2004 |
nationalteam1 | Wales U21 |
nationalteam2 | Wales |
nationalcaps1 | 3 |
nationalcaps2 | 85 |
nationalgoals1 | 0 |
nationalgoals2 | 7 |
manageryears1 | 2010 |
managerclubs1 | Sheffield United |
manageryears2 | 2010–2011 |
managerclubs2 | Wales }} |
Gary Andrew Speed, MBE (8 September 1969 – 27 November 2011) was a Welsh football player and manager. He was captain of the Wales national football team until he retired from international football in 2004 and he remains the most capped outfield player for Wales and the second overall, having appeared 85 times at senior level between 1990 and 2004.
Speed played professionally for Leeds United, Everton, Newcastle United, Bolton Wanderers and Sheffield United. Rarely troubled by injury or suspension, he held the record for the most appearances in the FA Premier League at 535, until it was surpassed by David James.
Speed was appointed manager of Sheffield United in 2010, but he left the club after a few months in December 2010 to manage the Wales national football team.
Speed's death was announced by the Football Association of Wales on 27 November 2011. Throughout the day many tributes came out for him from various figures in football as well as many national figures in Wales and the rest of the United Kingdom.
He was well known as a 'consummate professional' both on and off the field. He was not blessed with exceptional talent at a young age, but instead developed his technique through many hours of hard work on the training field. He had a reputation as an extremely fit footballer who looked after his body. He had a modern approach to diet and fitness, a rare quality amongst players of his generation. His level of fitness allowed him to avoid injury and to continue playing until the age of 39; he rarely missed a game.
He also had a reputation as a friendly and supportive person, who cared for and took an interest in the lives of the people around him; his 'nice guy' persona made him a popular and well respected figure amongst his peers.
He left the club in controversial circumstances and the reasons were never revealed. He told the ''Liverpool Echo'': "You know why I’m leaving, but I can’t explain myself publicly because it would damage the good name of Everton Football Club and I’m not prepared to do that."
Newcastle's manager, Sir Bobby Robson, was sorry to see Speed leave the club, and acknowledged that he would do very well for Bolton Wanderers.
On 1 May 2007, Speed was named as the first team coach for Bolton after Sam Allardyce stepped down from his job as manager. However, in October he left the coaching job and returned to being just a player with the club. Conflicting reports of the incident claimed then manager Sammy Lee relieved him of his duties to concentrate on playing but Speed, in an interview with the Bolton News, claimed he chose to step down.
Speed scored a header for Bolton against Reading on 25 August 2007, making him, at the time, the only player to have scored in every Premiership season to date. Ryan Giggs later matched this achievement on 20 October 2007, and passed it on 8 February 2009. It had been reported in December 2007 that Speed was a target for Derby County, but it was confirmed on 24 December 2007 that he would join Sheffield United on loan on 1 January 2008, with a view to a permanent move for a fee of about £250,000.
Speed started the next season as a regular fixture in the Blades midfield but succumbed to a back injury in November. Despite undergoing surgery to correct the problem he failed to regain his fitness and missed the rest of the season, concentrating instead on a coaching role at the club. In June 2009, he was approached by Swansea City with regards to taking on the managerial role left vacant by Roberto Martinez.
At the end of October 2009, Speed stated that "'I'm 40, I haven't played for a year and you can take what you want from that. I'm not missing playing because I'm enjoying the other side so much", although he revealed he was still in training, in preparation for running the 2010 London Marathon in aid of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, the cancer charity founded by Speed's former Newcastle manager, who had died on 31 July 2009 after a long battle against the illness.
Speed finally announced his retirement from playing in his 41st year, but agreed to remain at Sheffield United for at least one more season as a coach. Despite this he was again registered as a player and was named on the bench for the first round League Cup game against Hartlepool United at the outset of the following season.
After his retirement from international football, he was recommended by both the former manager Mark Hughes and fellow Welsh midfielder Robbie Savage as a future Welsh national team manager.
Speed's first game as Wales manager was 8 February 2011 against the Republic of Ireland in the inaugural Nations Cup, which Ireland won 3–0. Speed's first competitive match was the Euro 2012 qualifier at home to England which Wales lost 2–0. In August 2011 Wales attained their lowest ever FIFA ranking of 117th. This was followed by a 2–1 home win against Montenegro, a 1–0 away loss to England, a 2–0 home win against Switzerlandand a 1–0 away win against Bulgaria. Consequently in October 2011, Wales were ranked 45th in the world by FIFA. Speed's last game as manager of Wales was on 12 November 2011, a 4–1 win against Norway.
The match between Aston Villa and Swansea City, held only hours after Speed's death was announced, was dedicated to his memory. A minutes silence was to be held before the match. However, the fans applauded instead and sang Speed's name. Several players who played in the match had been severely affected by the news. Four Welsh internationals played in the match; Ashley Williams, Neil Taylor and Joe Allen, of Swansea, all played under Speed for Wales and Allen in particular was said to be struggling with the news. James Collins was the other Welsh international and he had also played with Speed at international level. Collins' Villa team mates Shay Given and Jermaine Jenas had both played with Speed at Newcastle United and both were very badly affected by the news. Given openly wept during and after the minutes applause. Both managers, Alex McLeish and Brendan Rodgers paid tribute to Speed. Rodgers, who had spoken to Speed a lot since he had become Wales manager, said that the game had lost a legend while Neil Taylor said that he hoped Wales could qualify for the 2014 World Cup to honour him.
Along with this match, several others saw tributes toward Speed. The only other Premier League match played that day was between Liverpool and Manchester City. Craig Bellamy was withdrawn from Liverpool's squad by Kenny Dalglish as he was too affected by news of his former teammate, at club as well as country, to play. Dalglish himself had managed Speed and expressed his sadness at the news. Saying that he thought Speed was a great footballer but also a great person. Another of Speed's former team mates, Hugo Viana paid tribute to him. The Portugese international was another who had played alongside Speed at Newcastle. After his team, Braga, had lost 3–2 to Porto Viana displayed a shirt reading "Gary Rest in Peace"
Internationally, FIFA President Joseph Blatter paid tribute to Gary Speed as "a model professional and a fantastic ambassador for the game". Both the FIFA and Welsh flags at FIFA's headquarters were at half mast as a mark of respect.
# !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition !! Scored | ||||||
1 | 12 October 1994 | Stadionul RepublicanRepublican Stadium, Chisinau || | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying>1996 European Cup qualification | 1 | |
2 | 6 September 1995| | Cardiff Arms Park>National Stadium, Cardiff | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying>1996 European Cup qualification | 1 | |
3 | 29 March 1997| | Cardiff Arms Park>National Stadium, Cardiff | 1–2 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification>1998 World Cup qualification | 1 | |
4 | 2 September 2000| | Dynama Stadium (Minsk)>Dynama Stadium, Minsk | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification>2002 World Cup qualification | 1 | |
5 | 20 November 2002| | Tofig Bahramov Stadium, Baku | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualification>2004 European Cup qualification | 1 | |
6 | 29 March 2003| | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 4–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification>2006 World Cup qualification | 1 | |
7 | 4 September 2004| | Tofig Bahramov Stadium, Baku | 1–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification>2006 World Cup qualification | 1 |
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