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'The only time I ever saw him cry was when he recalled the end of his Ireland career'
Bryce Evans and Terry Phelan pay tribute to the late Alan McLoughlin.
By Paul Fennessy
Sunday 9 May 2021, 8:00 AM
May 9th 2021, 8:00 AM
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IT WAS A sad week for Irish football, as it was announced on Tuesday that Alan McLoughlin had died at the age of 54.
Obituaries were inevitably dominated by his famous goal against Northern Ireland at Windsor Park that secured the Republic’s qualification for the 1994 World Cup and is widely considered one of the most iconic moments in Irish sport, but both on and off the field, there was far more to McLoughlin than just that game.