Anderlecht mourn passing of legendary GM, Michel Verschueren, aged 91
September 15 – Aged 91, former Anderlecht general manager Michel Verschueren passed away on Wednesday. He served more than two decades at the Brussels-based club.
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Tributes pour in from football worldwide after Queen Elizabeth II dies, aged 96
September 9 -Tributes have poured in from football worldwide following the death of England’s longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, aged 96, yesterday.
Irish mourn passing of former president and UEFA VP, Des Casey
August 24 – Des Casey, former president of the FAI and former UEFA vice-president, has passed away at the age of 91 following a long illness.
Arsenal and Northern Ireland legend Terry Neill dies, aged 80
July 29 – Former Arsenal and Northern Ireland captain and manager Terry Neill has died at the age of 80.
Legendary German striker Uwe Seeler dies, aged 85
July 22 – Uwe Seeler, one of the iconic figures of post-war German football who skippered West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final, has died at the age of 85, officials said Thursday.
Former TTFA president and W Connection owner David John-Williams has died
June 24 – Former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams has died.
Out of contract. Super agent Mino Raiola dies, aged 54
May 3 – One of the game’s most colourful and controversial figures, football agent Mino Raiola died at the age of 54, his family confirmed on Saturday.
Spain mourns loss of Real Madrid legend Paco Gento, aged 88
January 19 – Real Madrid and Spain legend Francisco ‘Paco’ Gento, the only player to have won the old European Cup six times, has died aged 88.
Rangers mourn loss of Walter Smith, aged 73
October 27 – Tributes are pouring following the death at 73 of Walter Smith, the former Scotland and Glasgow Rangers manager who won 21 trophies in an illustrious career.
Former OM president Bernard Tapie dies, aged 78
October 3 – Business magnate and controversial former Olympique Marseille president Bernard Tapie has died at 78 after a long battle with stomach cancer. He led the French club to the Champions league crown in 1993, a victory later overshadowed by a match-fixing scandal in the French league.
Liverpool and England mourn passing of ‘Sir Roger’ Hunt, 83
September 29 – Just days after death of the legendary Jimmy Greaves, the football world is mourning the loss of another English great, former World Cup winner Roger Hunt.
Grieving Greavsie: Spurs and England mourn death of a football legend
By Andrew Warshaw
September 20 – The football world is paying tribute to former England striker Jimmy Greaves, one of the game’s greatest goal scorers and personalities who has died aged 81.
French defender Jean-Pierre Adams dies after 39 years in a coma
September 7 – French international defender Jean-Pierre Adams has died, aged 73, after he had been in a deep coma since 1982 following a catastrophic error in anesthesia while undergoing knee surgery.
Man Utd and UK sports guru Maurice Watkins has died, aged 79
August 17 – Maurice Watkins, the man credited with bringing Sir Alex Ferguson to the club in 1986, and a legend in sports law and British sports administration, has died aged 79.
Argentine striking legend Leopold Luque dies, aged 71
February 16 – Leopoldo Luque, the instantly recognisable moustachioed striker who played a key role in Argentina’s first ever World Cup on home soil in 1978, died on Monday of a heart attack while he was receiving treatment for Covid-19, according to the hospital where he was being treated.