http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/John+Delaney IrishCentral John Delaney en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/cathal_dervan/we-need-a-lot-of-luck---fai-chief-john-delaney-the-white-house-and-gear-up-for-the-republics-world-cup-qualifier-against-sweden-199155221.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/cathal_dervan/we-need-a-lot-of-luck---fai-chief-john-delaney-the-white-house-and-gear-up-for-the-republics-world-cup-qualifier-against-sweden-199155221.html Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:02:23 PDT
Football Association of Ireland's chief executive John Delaney (Photo: Irish Voice)John Delaney’s face was beaming out at us from the Sky Sports satellite on Tuesday morning, a timely appearance on our screens by the FAI chief executive ahead of Friday’s crucial World Cup qualifier in SwedenThe most powerful man in Irish football, and he is just that, wasn’t actually in the country when the results of a week-long behind the scenes documentary were broadcast on Sky Sports NewsJust as the closing credits on the exclusive interview were rolling, John was probably getting out of his bed in a Washington hotel and getting ready to meet another powerful manBarack Obama is, as far as I know, a bit of a basketball fan, but you can bet your bottom dollar that he will a fully paid up member of the Green Army by the time JD is finished with him READ MORE ]]>