Happy Birthday – September 24: John Arne Riise, Ryan Briscoe, Randy Foye

Sport360 staff 20:08 24/09/2015
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  • Happy Birthday to Riise, Briscoe and Foye.

    John Arne Riise plays left back for Delhi Dynamos FC in the Indian Super League but is more famously remembered in football circles for his seven year stint with Liverpool in the Premier League. 

    The red-haired Norwegian, 34 today, became a firm favourite on the Kop having helped the team to Champions League success in 2005 and an FA Cup title the next season.

    With 110 caps, Riise is the most-capped player for the Norwegian, scoring 17 goals before his retirement from international duty in 2013.

    1979: Fábio Aurélio, former who played for Valencia, Liverpool and Brazil in the 2000 Sydney Olympics (35).

    1981: Ryan Briscoe, Australian professional racing driver who has races open wheel and sports cars in Europe and America (33).

    1983: Randy Foye, NBA star for the Denver Nuggets and seventh overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics (32).

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