OBITUARIES
Peter HILL-WOOD (1936-2018)
Joined the Arsenal board in 1962 and became chairman in 1982 following the death of his father, Denis. Presiding over the managerial appointments of George Graham and Arsene Wenger – who won five league titles, five FA Cups, the League Cup and European Cup-winners Cup between them – he also oversaw the club’s move from Highbury to Emirates Stadium in 2006 before stepping down in 2013.
Phil MASINGA (1969-2019)
Scored the goal, against Congo in July 1992, that took South Africa to their first-ever World Cup finals, where he made two appearances. Capped 58 times by his country, he was in the side that won the 1996 African Nations Cup.
Sigi SCHMID (1953-2018)
West German-born coach who moved to southern California when he was four years old, he won the MLS Cup with Los Angeles Galaxy (2002) and Columbus Crew (2008) and holds the league record with 266 regular-season and post-season victories.
Dragoslav SEKULARAC (19372019)
An attacking midfielder with Belgrade side Red Star, he played 470 games for the club over 11 years, winning the league title five times. Known by fans as the “king of dribble”, he was capped 41 times by Yugoslavia.
Bill SLATER (1927-2018)
Capped 12 times by England, the Wolverhampton Wanderers captain won three league titles and the FA Cup. The only part-time player to be named Footballer of the Year, he won the award in 1960 while studying for a BSc degree at university. Selected for Great Britain at the 1952 Olympic Games, he became president of the British Gymnastics Association in 1989, and received an OBE in 1982 and CBE in 1998.
Peter THOMPSON (1942-2018)
Spent 10 years as a winger with Liverpool, helping the club to win two league titles, the FA Cup for the first time, in 1965, and was also a European Cup-winners Cup finalist a year later. Capped 16 times by England, he was named in the initial squads for the 1966 and 1970 World Cups but was cut from the final 22 for both tournaments.