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Legendary NI boss Billy Bingham turned us into a 'band of brothers', says Gerry Armstrong

Gerry Armstrong has praised legendary former Northern Ireland manager Billy Bingham for engendering a “band of brothers” spirit in his famous teams of the early-1980s.

The former Spurs striker also believes Bingham, who passed away on Friday at the age of 90, will be remembered as his country’s “greatest ever manager”.

Bingham, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2006, managed Northern Ireland at both the 1982 and 1986 World Cups in Spain and Mexico respectively.

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