Has there ever been a more aptly named footballer than George Best?

THEY’LL talk the talk with Bill O’Herlihy on Saturday night, but John Giles and Eamon Dunphy walked the walk for Ireland the last time Italy played for points in Dublin.

Alex Ferguson will take his Manchester United side to Aberdeen to mark the 25th anniversary of his European Cup-Winners’ Cup triumph with the Pittodrie club.

Tottenham double-winning manager Bill Nicholson has died at the age of 85, after a long illness.

Arsenal right-back Lee Dixon is to retire at the age of 38 and bring to an end 14 years at Highbury.