Word class as Delaney leaves us awed

A little bit of the outside world seeped into a few small rooms in Abbotstown yesterday and it was possible to wonder if Irish soccer would ever be the same again. The appointment of Giovanni Trapattoni as next Irish soccer manager is undoubtedly a coup for the FAI and a personal triumph for its chief executive, John Delaney. A new chapter begins. Login or subscribe for more.