🇦🇷 Diego Armando Maradona.
Flawed genius. Footballing god. Man of the people.
Unapologetically working class. Fiercely anti-imperialist.
More than a footballer. A symbol.
Diego eterno. 🐐🩵
When filming in Cuba Irish actor Maureen O Hara often met with Fidel Castro (pictured) and Che Guevara, and was particularly struck by Che's knowledge of Ireland.
"When we arrived in Havana on April 15, 1959 (filming 'Our Man in Havana'), Cuba was a country experiencing revolutionary change. How could I not meet Che?
Che Guevara was often at the Capri Hotel. I would see him at the restaurant and he'd come to my table to say hello.
Che would talk about Ireland and all the guerilla warfare that had taken place there.
He knew every battle in Ireland and all of its history. Che knew more about Ireland than John Ford did.
I couldn't believe it and finally asked, 'Che, you know so much about Ireland and talk constantly about it. How do you know so much?'
He said, 'Well, my grandmother's name was Lynch and I learned everything I know about Ireland at her knee.'
He was Che Guevara Lynch! That famous cap he wore was an Irish rebel's cap (black beret).
I spent a great deal of time with Che Guevara while I was in Havana.
I believe he was far less a mercenary than he was a freedom fighter.
Today he is a symbol for freedom fighters wherever they are in the world and I think he is a good one."
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World Cup Fixtures & Irish Kick-Off Times:
Thursday 11th June:
20:00 - Mexico vs South Africa
Friday 12th June:
03:00 - South Korea vs Czechia
20:00 - Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina
Saturday 13th June:
02:00 - USA vs Paraguay
20:00 - Qatar vs Switzerland
23:00 - Brazil vs Morocco
Sunday 14th June:
02:00 - Haiti vs Scotland
05:00 - Australia vs Turkey
18:00 - Germany vs Curaçao
21:00 - Netherlands vs Japan
Monday 15th June:
00:00 - Ivory Coast vs Ecuador
03:00 - Sweden vs Tunisia
17:00 - Spain vs Cape Verde
20:00 - Belgium vs Egypt
23:00 - Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay
Tuesday 16th June:
02:00 - Iran vs New Zealand
20:00 - France vs Senegal
23:00 - Iraq vs Norway
Wednesday 17th June:
02:00 - Argentina vs Algeria
05:00 - Austria vs Jordan
18:00 - Portugal vs DR Congo
21:00 - England vs Croatia
Thursday 18th June:
00:00 - Ghana vs Panama
03:00 - Uzbekistan vs Colombia
17:00 - Czechia vs South Africa
20:00 - Switzerland vs Bosnia & Herzegovina
23:00 - Canada vs Qatar
Friday 19th June:
02:00 - Mexico vs South Korea
20:00 - USA vs Australia
23:00 - Scotland vs Morocco
Saturday 20th June:
01:30 - Brazil vs Haiti
04:00 - Turkey vs Paraguay
18:00 - Netherlands vs Sweden
21:00 - Germany vs Ivory Coast
Sunday 21st June:
01:00 - Ecuador vs Curaçao
05:00 - Tunisia vs Japan
17:00 - Spain vs Saudi Arabia
20:00 - Belgium vs Iran
23:00 - Uruguay vs Cape Verde
Monday 22nd June:
02:00 - New Zealand vs Egypt
18:00 - Argentina vs Austria
22:00 - France vs Iraq
Tuesday 23rd June:
01:00 - Norway vs Senegal
04:00 - Jordan vs Algeria
18:00 - Portugal vs Uzbekistan
21:00 - England vs Ghana
Wednesday 24th June:
00:00 - Panama vs Croatia
03:00 - Colombia vs DR Congo
20:00 - Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Qatar
20:00 - Switzerland vs Canada
23:00 - Morocco vs Haiti
23:00 - Scotland vs Brazil
Thursday 25th June:
02:00 - Czechia vs Mexico
02:00 - South Africa vs South Korea
21:00 - Curaçao vs Ivory Coast
21:00 - Ecuador vs Germany
Friday 26th June:
00:00 - Japan vs Sweden
00:00 - Tunisia vs Netherlands
03:00 - Paraguay vs Australia
03:00 - Turkey vs USA
20:00 - Norway vs France
20:00 - Senegal vs Iraq
Saturday 27th June:
01:00 - Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia
01:00 - Uruguay vs Spain
04:00 - Egypt vs Iran
04:00 - New Zealand vs Belgium
22:00 - Croatia vs Ghana
22:00 - Panama vs England
Sunday 28th June:
00:30 - Colombia vs Portugal
00:30 - DR Congo vs Uzbekistan
03:00 - Algeria vs Austria
03:00 - Jordan vs Argentina
20:00 - Round of 32
Monday 29th June:
18:00 - Round of 32
21:30 - Round of 32
Tuesday 30th June:
02:00 - Round of 32
18:00 - Round of 32
22:00 - Round of 32
Wednesday 1st July:
02:00 - Round of 32
17:00 - Round of 32
21:00 - Round of 32
Thursday 2nd July:
01:00 - Round of 32
20:00 - Round of 32
Friday 3rd July:
00:00 - Round of 32
04:00 - Round of 32
19:00 - Round of 32
23:00 - Round of 32
Saturday 4th July:
02:30 - Round of 32
18:00 - Round of 16
22:00 - Round of 16
Sunday 5th July:
21:00 - Round of 16
Monday 6th July:
01:00 - Round of 16
20:00 - Round of 16
Tuesday 7th July:
01:00 - Round of 16
17:00 - Round of 16
21:00 - Round of 16
Thursday 9th July:
21:00 - Quarter Final
Friday 10th July:
20:00 - Quarter Final
Saturday 11th July:
22:00 - Quarter Final
Sunday 12th July:
02:00 - Quarter Final
Tuesday 14th July:
20:00 - Semi Final
Wednesday 15th July:
20:00 - Semi Final
Saturday 18th July:
22:00 - Third Place Play Off
Sunday 19th July:
20:00 - Final
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Alistair Johnston could’ve represented Northern Ireland and Ireland.
Due to his mother from Poleglass in Belfast.
His brother Malcolm (25) is uncapped at any level and is a Free Agent after a spell with Portland Timbers 2.
Could be someone Irish League sides could look into…
If Daizen moves on, as looks likely, he'll go with the thanks of the Celtic support. A player unlike any other I've seen in the hoops. His relentless running, harrying and pressuring opponents at both ends of the field was remarkable. Domo Arigato Daizen. 🇯🇵🇮🇪🏴