Retired Gaelic Football legend Stephen Cluxton impressed with his football skills and humility during a charity match for Shelbourne FC.
Stephen Cluxton turns 43 this week and while there is still no confirmation around his future with Dublin, he certainly hasn’t let himself go this winter. That much was obvious last Saturday as he togged out for a Shelbourne XI alongside now former Dublin teammates Brian Fenton and James McCarthy as well as a host of League of Ireland legends for the Annette Howlett Cup against Killester Donnycarney FC, in aid of Breast Cancer Ireland.
The event was organised by former Shelbourne star and ex-Ireland international Gary Howlett, who lost his wife Annette to cancer last year. Another Shelbourne player of yesteryear and well-known RTE soccer pundit, Alan Cawley, also lined out as Shels scored a 6-3 win in the end and he was struck by both the Dubs’ humility and their ability, reports the Irish Mirror. “We were kind of totting up, I think it’s 25 All-Ireland medals that they have between them yet they were so humble, so modest,” he said. “The boys just came in, mingled, got on with everyone and then when we came out to the game, I was so impressed with them as players. They were brilliant.” Fenton and Cluxton formed a central defensive partnership with the latter spraying the ball around in a similar manner to what earned him his trademark in Gaelic football. Cawley explained: “Brian Fenton was like a Rolls Royce at the back, really, really good in terms of the athleticism that we all know, but very good on the ball as well. He played centre-half. Cluxton played left-sided centre-half and, again, something similar, they were in great condition, great shape but his distribution, like what we see in Gaelic, passing out from the back, and James played in midfield with us. “Again, loads of energy and endeavour, up and down, did great
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