REVEALED: John O'Shea and Joleon Lescott are in a 'secret' WhatsApp group of ex-Premier League stars who take part in regular kick-abouts Michael Essien shares a heartfelt message to his former Chelsea and Ghana team-mate Christian Atsu with the player STILL missing after Turkey quake Threw belts out of the ring before ranting 'Go to the chairman, CEOs, Daniel Levy, ask THEM': Pep Guardiola attacks rivals for driving Man City's financial rules saga, which could RELEGATE themĪnthony Joshua reveals he said sorry to Oleksandr Usyk for his post-fight meltdown in Saudi Arabia Mason Greenwood 'has spoken to Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag' after the striker's attempted rape and assault charges were droppedĮngland drop Marcus Smith in favour of Owen Farrell, with Ollie Lawrence and Henry Slade in the centre, as Steve Borthwick makes changes for Italy clash Tyson Fury's undisputed heavyweight clash with Oleksandr Usyk won't be confirmed 'any time soon', claims the Gypsy King's cousin Jurgen Klopp 'was left FURIOUS by Didi Hamann's criticism of Pep Lijnders' - after the ex-Liverpool man hit out at his No 2 for releasing a tell-all book 'How can I make fun of Mbappe? He scored four past me!': Emi Martinez DENIES mocking France's beaten World Cup final star 'Am I getting paid?' Rio Ferdinand claims Man City players will be worried about their OWN financial situation after they were charged by the Premier League Ireland 32-19 France: Hosts justify world number one status with a bonus point win over the defending Six Nations champions Leicester vs Tottenham LIVE: Antonio Conte returns to the dugout as Spurs aim to move into the Premier League top four after former Blue Emerson had cancelled out Joao Felix's openerĪrsenal vs Brentford LIVE: Gunners aim to re-establish their eight-point lead over Man City at the Premier League summit West Ham 1-1 Chelsea: Hammers dealt late blow as Tomas Soucek's goal is ruled out for offside. Two years ago Prime Minister David Cameron apologised for the murder of 14 civilians at the hands of British soldiers. He was brought up on the Creggan Estate, close to the scene of the Bloody Sunday massacre in 1972. McClean was bought from Derry City, his home club, where his insatiable desire to become a Premier League footballer stood out in one of the most deprived areas of the United Kingdom and Ireland. McClean is now on international duty with the Republic of Ireland, ahead of their home friendly against Greece, and is unlikely to comment on his decision not to wear the poppy shirt.īut many Twitter followers jumped to his defence last night and, like former England captain Rio Ferdinand, many feel McClean was within his rights to take a personal decision not to wear a garment supporting a cause that he cannot. It is a matter of choice whether people wore the poppy.’ Republic of Ireland international O’Shea, who was stand-in captain in place of Lee Cattermole, carried a wreath to the centre circle before the game with Phil Neville and was accompanied by three members of the armed forces.Ī minute’s silence was impeccably observed at all grounds.Ī Premier League spokesman said: ‘We have great support from the clubs. Sunderland issued the one-off shirts to auction for funds for the Royal British Legion and several players changed shirts at the break, as is normal practice. Quick change: John O'Shea wore his poppy shirt in the first-half, but changed it for the final 45 minutes However, McClean has now re-opened his Twitter account but was urged by the club to stay off the social media site and not get embroiled in the debate which was gathering pace after the game.īy contrast with McClean, Sunderland striker Connor Wickham - whose father is in the Army - posted a tweet in support of British troops and the annual campaign. McClean finally came off Twitter at the start of this season, to the relief of O'Neill, after he sent abusive tweets aimed at Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni when he was left out of their World Cup qualifier in Kazakhstan. He upset fans of Northern Ireland when he switched allegiance for the Republic, despite playing at under-age for the country of his birth, and then exacerbated the situation when he posted abusive and sarcastic tweets aimed at people in the North. The 23-year-old former League of Ireland midfielder, who broke into the Sunderland squad following O'Neill's appointment at the Stadium of Light less than a year ago, has been embroiled in controversy in the last 12 months as a result of his Republican views. It was James’ personal choice not to wear a shirt on this occasion.' Sunderland have distanced themselves from McClean's decision and have again given their full support to the appeal.Ī club spokesman said: 'As a club Sunderland AFC wholeheartedly supports the Remembrance Commemorations.
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