Beglin sustained a knee cartilage injury playing for Liverpool's reserves in October 1988 which effectively finished his time at Anfield. Leeds United In June 1989, he joined Leeds United, where he helped the club to become Second Division champions and spent periods on loan with both Plymouth Argyle and Blackburn Rovers before a recurrence of his knee injury forced him into an early retirement in 1991, when still only 27. International career He also began playing for the Republic of Ireland, picking up 15 caps. Media career Beglin is a co-commentator for BT Sport, Premier League Productions, and CBS Sports, and was a co-commentator on ITV and a sports journalist on Granada Television. He commentated for RTÉ in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2018 Fifa World Cup. In the past for RTÉ he has worked on coverage of Premier League, UEFA Champions League matches and Republic of Ireland internationals. Beglin has also been employed by Liverpool as a voice–over artist for the club's official DVD and video releases. He has also been the co-commentator in the Pro Evolution Soccer video game series since Pro Evolution Soccer 2011, alongside Jon Champion and later Peter Drury. On 4 May 2021, during a live broadcast of a champions league semi-final, Beglin attributed Di Maria's red card to his "Latino temperament", for which he later apologized. On 15 January 2022, during a live broadcast of a Premier League match, Beglin called the Etihad Stadium the 'Emptihad', but later he has issued an apology to the Manchester City fanbase. Honours Liverpool Football League First Division: 1985–86 FA Cup: 1985–86 FA Charity Shield: 1986 Leeds United Football League Second Division: 1989–90 References External links Official past players at Liverpoolfc.tv Player profile at LFChistory.net Biography at sporting–heroes.net 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Waterford (city) Association footballers from County Waterford Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland international footballers Republic of Ireland B international footballers Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players League of Ireland players League of Ireland XI players English Football League players Association football fullbacks FA Cup Final players