Lifting The Lid On John Delaney's Excessive Spending As FAI Boss
14 September 2020 - 14 minsJohn Delaney resigned from his role as executive vice-president of the FAI last year, as details emerged of excessive spending.
Mark Tighe and Paul Rowan, who broke these stories in The Sunday Times, have now written a book called Champagne Football, which looks at Delaney's career and the rise and fall of the FAI.
They joined us on The Last Word to lift the lid on Delaney's extraordinary expenditure.
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