‘Man City was when my career started to take off, up to then it was tough’ – the Corkman working with football’s elite
Murphy had to earn his stripes before landing a job at Manchester City's academy
Murphy had to earn his stripes before landing a job at Manchester City's academy
Seán O'Connor
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From his early years in rural county Cork to standing on the sideline with a front-row seat for a Pep Guardiola training session, Shayne Murphy laughs when the question is put to him – what did he put on his CAO to end up working at one of the biggest clubs in the world?
“I went to UL [University of Limerick] to do computer game development!” he grins.