John Giles is a former football player and manager best remembered for his time as a midfielder with Leeds United in the 1960s and 1970s, and as player-manager of the Irish national team. John served as the senior analyst on RTÉ Sport's football coverage from 1986 until 2016.

During a distinguished career Didi played for Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Newcastle Utd. He was a regular in the German national team.