Manchester United’s football legend Dion Dublin was a special guest at VisitMalta’s stand during the Destinations fair being held in Manchester during this weekend. All those present had the chance to take photographs and request autographs as well as exchange light comments with the ex footballer who had played for Manchester United in the early nineties.

Malta Sports Journalists’ General Secretary Lorraine Cunningham had the opportunity to interview Dion Dublin who said that football had changed a lot over the past 30 years with progress being done in nutrition, training, tactics as well as gear such as football boots whilst the game has become slower.

Occupying various roles in the industry since retiring from his football career notably as a pundit as well as a director for Cambridge United, he was asked which role he preferred best. He said that he did not consider any of them as jobs as he loved all of them but  his answer was clear when  he said “getting up in the morning to train and getting paid, playing football on Saturday and getting paid – it is the best job in the world”.

As for the highlights of his football career, Dublin said it was great with Manchester United especially since he scored during his debut but definitely nothing surpasses the feeling of pride each time he put on England’s shirt playing for his country.

Having fond memories of Malta when he visited with Manchester United some 30 years ago, Dublin expressed his wish to return back with his family hopefully sometime this year.

This interview was made possible through VisitMalta and its collaboration with Manchester United.

Il-leġġenda tat-tim ta’ Manchester United Dion Dublin kien il-mistieden speċjali fuq l-istand ta’ VisitMalta fil-fiera tal-ivjaġġar Destinations f’Manchester fejn dawk preżenti kellhom iċ-ċans jieħdu ritratti miegħu u ħafna anke bdew jitolbu l-awtografu.

F’kumment li ta lis-Segretarju Ġenerali tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sport Lorraine Cunningham, Dublin stqarr li f’dawn it-30 sena,dovut għall-progress, il-futbol inbidel f’ħafna aspetti bħan-nutrizzjoni, metodi ta’ taħriġ, u anke żraben  differenti fejn il-logħba ukoll saret anqas veloċi.

Dion Dublin illum il-ġurnata jokkupa rwoli differenti fejn jikkumenta dwar il-futbol fuq stazzjonijiet televiżivi Brittaniċi kif ukoll huwa direttur ta’ Cambridge United. Mistoqsi dwar x’jippreferi l-aktar qal li kollha joffrulu sodisfazzjon u ma jqishomx bħala xogħol iżda mill-kumment dirett fejn qal “tqum filgħodu titrennja u titħallas, tilgħab logħba s-Sibt u titħallas – dan huwa l-aqwa xogħol fid-dinja” żgur hija risposta ċara ta’ liema kariga hija l-aktar għal qalbu.

Bħala l-aqwa mumenti fil-karriera kalċistika tiegħu huwa qal li bla dubju ż-żmien tiegħu ma’ Manchester United kien sabiħ anke peress li kien skorja fid-debutt tiegħu mat-tim però żgur li s-sensazzjoni u l-orgolju ta’ kull meta libes il-flokk nazzjonali tal-Ingilterra hija xi ħaġa inspjegabbli.

Dublin għandu ħafna memorji sbieħ ta’ meta kien żar Malta flimkien mat-tim ta’ Manchester United ftit aktar minn 30 sena ilu iżda esprima x-xewqa li jirritorna flimkien mal-familja tiegħu possibilment matul din is-sena.

Din l-intervistà kient possibbli grazzi għal VisitMalta u l-ftehim li għandhom mat-tim ta’ Manchester United.