News about Gary Speed

Northumbria Police have launched an investigation into track down a Sunderland fan who mocked the late Gary Speed's death with a vulgar social media post. The article was published on X, the internet platform that had been formerly known as Twitter, just after Newcastle defeated Sunderland 3-0 in the FA Cup at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. We may have lost today, but at least we didn't hang ourselves for being gay,' it said.'

EXCLUSIVE: Quinton Bird, a divorced father of three, helped Louise, 52, get over years of loneliness after Wales football manager Gary (pictured right) took his own life 11 years ago. Louise and Quinton married in a lavish ceremony at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, surrounded by a room filled with stunning white flowers and candles. For six years, the two business partners were partners in the successful new-build and renovation firm Bow Property Development in Chester. Quinton recovered from an aggressive brain tumor just six months later, but now has appeared.

IAN HERBERT: The Wales players assembled a circle on their training pitch on Sunday night to witness a minute of silence for Gary Speed, the team's boss, instilling the team with a new degree of professionalism and hope right before his death, 11 years ago yesterday. He was the man who sat down at a press conference table in a Vale of Glamorgan hotel west of Cardiff, west of Cardiff, just west of Cardiff, before his first significant match, and said the aim was to reach the World Cup finals. He recruited Courtenay Hamilton to show the players the national anthem, Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land of My Fathers), and made Aaron Ramsey the youngest permanent captain in the country's history.

Around 3,000 fans attended the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Doha, marking their return against the United States at 7 p.m., with around 3,000 others traveling to Doha to support them. More than half of the visitors have attended the four and a half star InterContinental Doha in Qatar as they wait for the game to begin. Hundreds of fans were caught inside the hotel's La La Parisienne bar this afternoon, just hours before the game. Fans also displayed a Wales flag and another on display in honor of former boss Gary Speed, who died unexpectedly in 2011. Dafydd Iwan, the Welsh king, appeared in another clip in the hotel performing a rousing interpretation of his patriotic 1983 song Yma o Hyd, which roughly translates as 'Still Here'. There have so far no issues between English and Welsh fans in Qatar, as revellers instead delight in'much merriment.' Millions of viewers will attend Rob Page's Wales home at thousands of venues around the country to cheer for him.

What seemed to be a frustrating twist in the schedule now appears to be a pivotal game in both teams' seasons. No longer is anyone wondering how many goals Liverpool will have against their hapless opponents. Instead, the pressing question is: can Klopp's side afford another slip-up?