Many will celebrate his demise but unlikely we’ve heard last of O’Shea

John O’Shea is stepping down as chief executive of Goal and, in keeping with his personality, he hasn’t gone quietly.

Many will celebrate his demise but unlikely we’ve heard last of O’Shea

The 68-year-old former sports reporter founded the charity in 1977 and, over the years, it has transformed into a global organisation which has spent more than €720m on humanitarian programmes.

Over more than three decades O’Shea, the irascible but engaging frontman, was the central figure in Goal but since boardroom cracks began to appear in the past year, his position as CEO appeared increasingly tenuous.

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