My Sporting Hero

Gifted former Celtic winger Aiden McGeady explains why late Argentinian genius’ bad boy edge made him irresistible.

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Purist Yogi pays homage to football’s Spanish mastermind

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Estoril manager argues that late basketball superstar’s winning mentality was second to none.

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Kilmarnock captain explains how the greatest of all time inspired him to never give up

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The former Aberdeen and Celtic midfielder selects one all-time great from either side of the Old Firm

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'He was just cool.' The Partick Thistle legend grew up adoring the original King of Celtic Park - the haircut, the goals and the joy

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Midfield maestro explains how she followed Liverpool legend’s triumphs and heartbreaks

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Ayr United manager reflects on missing out on seeing his idol and playing with Scots golf stars.

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As the future Scotland manager watched the three-time Open champion on television, he felt a share of the joy that Ballesteros beamed out to the world

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Hello Nutmeg listener,

Starting next week, Monday, August 5, we are launching a new, digital version of Nutmeg that will give you more of the Nutmeg stories you love, straight to your email inbox: original thinking and high-quality audio at least twice a week.

On this feed, you’ll hear a new weekly show called My Sporting Hero – footballers telling you all about an athlete who inspired them.

That starts on Wednesday, with Craig Levein talking about Seve Ballesteros – and there’ll be a new one every Wednesday.

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New storytelling for the new season. We hope you like the sound of that. 

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