More to Trapattoni than football

As Ireland’s new manager takes the reins, Conor Kane looks at the man who would be king.

IF EVER it could be said that an Italian man was born to lead the Irish, that man is surely Giovanni Trapattoni. Date of birth: March 17, 1939 — St Patrick’s Day.

* Not one for the social pages or for preening himself before the media, Mr Trapattoni still retains an office in a garage on the outskirts of Milan.