Wales manager Speed found dead at home

Cheshire police in north-west England, where Speed lived, said in a statement that a 42-year-old man had been found hanged at his home and that there were no suspicious circumstances.

Tributes poured in from hundreds of colleagues and former team-mates while thousands of fans made their feelings known when they burst into spontaneous applause during a minute's silence in Speed's memory before the start of Swansea City's match with Aston Villa in the Premier League.

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Gary Parkinson is a freelance writer, editor, trainer, muso, singer, actor and coach. He spent 14 years at FourFourTwo as the Global Digital Editor and continues to regularly contribute to the magazine and website, including major features on Euro 96, Subbuteo, Robert Maxwell and the inside story of Liverpool's 1990 title win. He is also a Bolton Wanderers fan.