Pals wear masks of late friend’s face at football match to honor him By Talker News Apr 17, 2026 Apr 17, 2026 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The group wearing Steve McVeighty - known as Raz- masks. (Martin Brunnschweiler via SWNS) Martin Brunnschweiler,SWNS By Dylan Connell, James ConnollyA group of football-mad pals paid tribute to their late mate by wearing masks of his face to a match he would have loved. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. 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ICE’s heavy-handed immigration enforcement was tried once before – by Arizona’s notorious sheriff Joe Arpaio in the early 2000s