Champagne Football: The Rise and Fall of John Delaney and the Football Association of Ireland

Champagne Football: The Rise and Fall of John Delaney and the Football Association of Ireland

Over the course of fifteen years, John Delaney ran the Football Association of Ireland as his own personal fiefdom. He had his critics, but his power was never seriously challenged until last year, wh…

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