1. James Martin Beglin was born on 29 July 1963 and is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a defender, and a current co-commentator for RTE, CBS Sports, TNT Sports, and Premier League Productions.
11 Facts About Jim Beglin
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Jim Beglin played schoolboy football in his native city with Bolton and Waterford Bohs before joining Shamrock Rovers in 1980.
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Jim Beglin went on to spend three years at Milltown, making four appearances in Europe and scoring one goal.
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In 1982 Jim Beglin was part of the League of Ireland XI that toured New Zealand where they played the New Zealand men's national football team.
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Jim Beglin was the last signing made by Liverpool manager Bob Paisley when he joined from Shamrock Rovers for in May 1983.
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Liverpool won the League championship and FA Cup, pipping Merseyside rivals Everton to both, with Jim Beglin picking up medals for each.
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Jim Beglin began playing for the Republic of Ireland, picking up the first of 15 caps.
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Jim Beglin is a co-commentator for BT Sport, Premier League Productions, and CBS Sports, and was a co-commentator on ITV and a sports journalist on Granada Television.
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Jim Beglin commentated for RTE in the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups.
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Jim Beglin has been the co-commentator in the Pro Evolution Soccer video game series since Pro Evolution Soccer 2011, alongside Jon Champion and later Peter Drury.
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On 4 May 2021, during a live broadcast of a UEFA Champions League semi-final, Jim Beglin attributed Paris Saint-Germain's Argentine midfielder Angel Di Maria's red card to his "Latino temperament", for which he later apologized.