A little bit of my broken heart will always reside in the Riazor 

In an emotional pilgrimage to Galicia in northern Spain, Brendan O'Brien's love and connection with a brother taken too soon settles in a tranquil corner at Deportivo La Coruna's Estadio Riazor

BROTHERS IN ARMS: Kevin, Paul and Brendan O’Brien on the Estadio Riazor pitch after a 1-1 draw with Barcelona in May, 2009.

THE New Year was just eight days old when Lucas Pérez celebrated his return to Deportivo La Coruna, his hometown club, with a brace of goals and at least one kiss of the crest in a 3-0 win against Unionistas in Spain’s third tier at the Estadio Riazor.

These public declarations of devotion tend to trigger a merited suspicion in such cynical times. Not here. Pérez had already proven his affections by stumping up half a million euro towards his own transfer fee so that he could leave La Liga side Cádiz early.