Earlier this year, at the suggestion of United fans, one of the stands at Tannadice was named in his honour and thousands of United fans wore One Eddie Thompson T-shirts at the CIS Cup final against Rangers in March.
This isn't the Fling suction cup add-on we're talking about here -- unless you're still rocking a pair of cargos, you're not going to simply slip the controller in your pocket and be on your merry way.
However, on this occasion it wasn't the 1991 Scottish Cup final match-winner but a local minister.
That's doesn't come anywhere close to the Stanley Cup-contending aspirations owner Terry Pegula expressed upon purchasing the franchise two years ago.
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And while there may not be much depth in central defense, the World Cup isn't a season-long competition: As long as your starters remain healthy and available for seven games, you're fine.
"When I got a call from Lex to invite me in the back door he said he didn't think it was my cup of tea - which was a strange comment, " added Jefferies.
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It was disappointing that we didn't hit our target of reaching the cup quarter-final in Wellington.
"I dreamed the dream that I'd be lifting the World Cup - but it wasn't to be, " said Fleming, after announcing he was giving up the captaincy of the one-day team.
"We can't forget it was the quarter-final of the World Cup and we scored five tries to two, " said White.
Neither Brodeur nor DeBoer thought it was a bad move to dress the three-time Stanley Cup winner if he wasn't starting.
But what is the point of being a latte-drinking, sushi-eating, Volvo-driving progressive if you can't get a decent cup of coffee?
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"We haven't had any cancellations, and I don't think we will have bookings withdrawn for the World Cup either - we are still struggling to cope with the demand, " the official said.
He was given four sheets, four towels, a blanket, a bedroll, a toothbrush, toilet paper, a tall clear plastic cup, a bar of soap, seven white T-shirts, seven pairs of boxer shorts, seven pairs of socks, plastic slippers, a pad of paper, and a ballpoint pen.
Norwich wasn't the only Premier League club dumped out of the FA Cup by lower-level opposition.
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It means that a decade after his dramatic World Cup-winning drop goal in Sydney, Wilkinson won't have the opportunity to terrorize Australia on its own patch again.
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"We won't let our heads drop - France will still play a key role in this World Cup, " said Laporte.
But travelling abroad, like a good cup final, very rarely follows the script - and wouldn't it be boring if it did so?
But that remains a genuine concern, especially if the tournament organizers and participating countries can't reach an extension to the five-year agreement on the structure of the Heineken Cup in the coming months.
Tortorella, hired to replace Tom Renney with 21 games remaining in the 2008-09 season, achieved some success with the Rangers but couldn't match the Stanley Cup title he earned in 2004 with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
If they don't, calls for a re-jig of Ireland's team will get louder with the World Cup just seven months away.
"I don't want to be dictated to by having to go to America to play FedEx Cup when it doesn't really mean that much to me, " said the 37-year-old.
Though other reasons contributed -- Robinho didn't want to sit on the bench at Manchester City and risk missing the World Cup finals, while Adriano used his move to Flamengo to successfully put his career back on track -- but Brazil's new money still made such moves possible.
Even if Bradford don't make it to Wembley they will have two cup shocks to remember fondly after they disposed of a full-strength Arsenal team on penalties in the last eight.
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"I am delighted for him as he's been in and out of the team and didn't get in the Ireland side in the World Cup so this has given him and the whole of the set-up the ideal boost ahead of next weekend in Scotland".
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