15 pictures honouring 'The King' Charlie Hurley as we pay tribute to a Sunderland giant
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Tributes paid to Sunderland legend Charlie Hurley as 'The King' sadly dies aged 87
Sunderland have paid tribute to club legend Charlie Hurley after his sad passing. It was announced on Thursday morning that Hurley had died at the age of 87 with Sunderland stating they were “deeply saddened to learn of the passing.” Born in Cork but raised in London from the age of seven; Hurley made 402 league appearances for Sunderland between 1957 and 1969 and is widely regarded as one of the club’s greatest-ever players. Hurley was named Sunderland’s Player of the Century in 1979. Hurley...
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More people recognised in king's birthday honours list
More than 3,300 people have received honours in the annual ‘lintjesregen’ to mark king Willem-Alexander’s birthday on Saturday. Among those recognised by the monarch are television presenter Yvon Jaspers, who fronts popular reality soap Boer zoekt Vrouw. Private investor and zoo owner Marcel Boekhoorn is also honoured for his wide ranging charity work. The highest honour award this year, that of Commander in the Order of Oranje-Nassau, went to Japanese national Kenzo Hiroki, a former civil...