Johnny Giles in 1974 when he played for Leeds and the Republic of Ireland: my generation missed out on Johnny Giles. We got John Giles instead. And it was easy to feel shortchanged about that.

The retirement of John Giles from his regular Thursday night football talks on Newstalk’s Off the Ball means one of the great Irish broadcasting careers has ended. Before that, there was a great ...

Football’s Open University has closed down, having taught a Masters course for almost 40 years. On Thursday night, John Giles gave his last lecture as a football pundit, completing his run on ...

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Football legend John Giles is stepping down from punditry after more than two decades with Off The Ball and almost 30 years in Irish broadcast media. His final appearance marks the end of an era for ...

FANS expressed their gratitude to John Giles after he announced his retirement from punditry. The Republic of Ireland legend, 84, bid farewell to the airwaves on Thursday after a 23-year spell with… ...

JOHN Giles is retiring from football punditry at the age of 84 after a 23-year run with Newstalk’s Off the Ball radio programme. “Thursday night football with John Giles” has been… ...

JOHN GILES HAS called an end to his near-40-year punditry career at the age of 84, today announcing his intention to step back from his weekly Thursday slot with Off the Ball.