Damien Duff

Ballyboden in County Dublin birthed Damien Duff on 2 March 1979, launching a winger who would captain Ireland and win titles across England. The neighbourhood gave him speed, nerve and a Dublin voice before Leicester Celtic, Lourdes Celtic and St. Kevin's Boys shaped his young feet. That local beginning made his later glory at Blackburn, Chelsea and Newcastle feel like a boy from a small area carrying his own street into the biggest stadiums.