RTÉ confirmed that former Liverpoool and Irish internationals Ronnie Whelan and Ray Houghton will not be taking part in their ‘Premier Soccer Sunday Live’ programme sponsored by The Irish Sun. The show was due to be aired on Sunday, May 1st.
Liverpool supporters, players and people on Merseyside have boycotted The Sun for the past 22 years following allegations it made about the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 in which 96 people were crushed to death.
RTÉ said in a statement that the panel for the ‘Premier Soccer Sunday Live’ programme will consist of former Irish internationals John Giles and Kenny Cunningham and one additional panellist who has yet to be confirmed.
Houghton and Whelan both played for Liverpool on the day of the Hillsborough disaster.
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