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Michael Walker

Michael Walker

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Michael Walker is a contributor to The Irish Times, specialising in soccer

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Portugal shimmer in afternoon sun

THEY dazzled in the flood lights of Hillsborough on Sunday and they shimmered in the hot sun of Nottingham yesterday

Sat Jun 15 1996 - 01:00

Shades of '66 as unlucky Romania bow out

IN the run up to this tournament all we seemed to hear about was 1966 and all that

Fri Jun 14 1996 - 01:00

Two sent off as Spaniards fight back

AFTER the sterile silence of Wembley on Saturday the colour, drama and empty seats of Elland Road yesterday

Mon Jun 10 1996 - 01:00

Newcastle show verve and nerve

WITH a performance mixing panache and guts, Newcastle maintained their chase of Manchester United by sweeping, and then struggling…

Thu Apr 18 1996 - 01:00
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