Danny Mills
Former Leeds United defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

The news that Norman Hunter has died is devastating. As much as everyone remembers him as being a hard man of football, he always had time for you no matter what.

He loved Leeds like nothing else. It’s incredibly sad that he won’t get to see Leeds promoted back to the Premier League.

His knowledge of football was immense. He could be critical of the players and the team but he did it in a charming way. He could be critical but never offended anybody.

He remembered the games I played in which was humbling because he was a true legend at Leeds.

He looked up to the modern players just as much which was wrong in some ways because he had done everything there was to do in football. He was very modest.

Commentator Bryn Law also worked with Norman Hunter at BBC Radio Leeds and describes him as "just incredible".

"I was with Norman Hunter at BBC Radio Leeds for about seven years," he said.

"I never saw him play because I’m not quite old enough so I knew of him by repute in terms of ‘bites your legs’ and the fact he played in a successful but some said dirty Leeds side.

"There was that aspect to him which my dad had told me about before I started working with him but I met someone completely different. I met the nicest, most humble, kindest guy you could ever have the privilege to work with.

"The years we spent on the road together, he was almost like a dad to me.

"Norman is one of the nicest people I have had the privilege to meet."

Ian Dennis
BBC Radio 5 Live senior football reporter

I worked with Norman Hunter at BBC Radio Leeds. I had four wonderful years with him, it was an absolute education.

My condolences to his family. He was a gentle giant. He was the opposite off the pitch to how he was on it.

He was tough, he was strong, a hard defender but he was a real gentleman - warm and generous.

John Murray
BBC Radio 5 Live commentator

It’s so sad to lose a second member of the 1966 World Cup-winning squad in the space of a week after Peter Bonetti passed away.

It was a time in the 60s and 70s when tough tackling was a part of the game and Norman Hunter gained a reputation as being one of the fiercest of the lot.

He could play and he could defend. He was a key part of a highly successful Leeds team.

He was very down to earth and so passionate about Leeds United.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

Hunter was a key component of Don Revie's Leeds United side that won the First Division title in 1968-69 and 1973-74, the FA Cup in 1972, the League Cup in 1968 and the Inter Cities Fairs Cup (the forerunner of the Uefa Cup) in 1968 and 1971.

It was at Elland Road where Hunter wrote his name into legend, a man who epitomised the style and philosophy of Revie's team that won so many plaudits but also attracted fierce criticism for their ruthless, physical approach.

Nothing, however, must detract from the stature of a man who was so highly regarded and respected by his peers that he was named the first winner of the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year award in 1974.

Off the field, Hunter was a smiling, friendly personality. He was hugely popular with all he met, enjoying a long career as an astute analyst and summariser on Leeds United's games for BBC local radio.

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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

Norman Hunter, who has died aged 76, was labelled indelibly by Leeds United fans during the 1972 FA Cup final victory over Arsenal at Wembley.

The slogan on the banner - "Norman Bites Yer Legs" - became synonymous with one of the toughest, most uncompromising defenders of the post-war era.

But this actually did a disservice to a truly outstanding footballer who was known for his steel... but who could also produce silk.

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Leeds United great Norman Hunter has died in hospital aged 76 after contracting coronavirus.

The tough-tackling centre-back, nicknamed 'Bites Yer Legs', was a key player in Leeds' most successful era.

He won two league titles during a 14-year first-team career at Elland Road, and was a non-playing member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad.

Hunter was admitted to hospital on 10 April after testing positive for coronavirus.

Record- breaking racehorse trainer Mark Johnston has revealed he is isolating after contracting coronavirus.

The 60-year-old Scot, who is based in Middleham, North Yorkshire, said he paid for a test which confirmed he had Covid-19.

"I didn't really want any publicity because I didn't want to make a meal of it,” he told the Horseracingplanet website.

Johnston broke the record for most British Flat racing winners in a year in October 2019, with his 236th victory.

He set a record for most British career victories with his 4,194th success in August 2018

Gary Anderson has withdrawn from the PDC Home Tour because his WiFi connection is not strong enough.

The two-time World Championships winner was due to feature in the event, featuring all players with a tour card, which will take place across 32 consecutive nights from players' houses.

"I was up for it but when we did tests of my WiFi, it's just not reliable enough," Anderson told The Sun, external.

"It doesn't surprise me. I struggle to pay bills online in my house, it's really frustrating."

Brendon Mitchell
BBC Sport

There has been a "spike" in the number of footballers in England seeking mental health support since the start of the coronavirus lockdown.

In the first quarter of this year, the Professional Footballers' Association said 299 players had accessed support, compared to 653 in the whole of 2019.

PFA director of player welfare Michael Bennett said he is "worried" now the situation has "hit home" for players.

Some have financial worries, while there are also concerns over gambling.

"When you're used to a particular structure and you're not able to follow that, and you're stuck in day in, day out - I'm concerned about players emotionally and mentally," Bennett told BBC Sport.

"It's key for them to understand that when something doesn't seem right that they seek the relevant support."

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Uefa is working to plans that would see the Champions League final end the 2019-20 season on 29 August.

European football's governing body will meet on 23 April for more discussions about how to complete a campaign which has been disrupted by coronavirus.

It is likely one decision will be to agree that leagues could finish early, although only with Uefa's approval.

But the idea is still to finish the season as a whole at the end of August, with all outstanding games played.

That would mean the Champions League final taking place in Istanbul on 29 August, with the Europa League final in Gdansk three days earlier.

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