John Riordan: How values learned on Leeside are being used to honour fallen teammate

The NY Inter club was rocked by the recent murder of Davide Giri, one of its players. At a time of tragedy, Gary Philpott has drawn on values from home to continue in Davide's memory. 

Davide Giri (left) with Gary Philpott, lining out for NY Inter.

Gary Philpott’s voice was cracking with emotion for a third time during the almost hour-long conversation we shared on Tuesday evening.

Soon his commute home to Queens would begin after a long day of coaching young players at the Soccer Stars United academy. We had covered a range of topics, from his days at Cork City to the recent tragic loss of his dear friend and clubmate at New York International FC, Davide Giri.