Pressure was mounting on the EFL to protect the player The EFL are set to introduce special measures to protect James McClean after receiving fan backlash. Wrexham star McClean is one of the most contentious footballers of this generation. Most recently, the 35-year-old refused to wear the poppy and stand with his teammates for the […]
1 year ago
It took two minutes for some controversy James McClean was involved in a brawl with Chelsea defender Levi Colwill just two minutes into Wrexham’s pre-season friendly on Wednesday. Wrexham and Chelsea are in the US for their pre-season preparations in Santa Clara, California and faced off against each other. Enzo Maresca’s side had to rely […]
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“For the hype that surrounds him, I don’t think it’s justified.” James McClean has said that England and Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice is overrated. McClean was speaking on RTÉ’s Euro 2024 coverage and said that his former Republic of Ireland teammate is a level below world-class. “I think Declan Rice is overrated,” the Wrexham winger […]
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Recently retired Irish international James McClean says he ‘makes no apologies’ for joining in with fans singing about him hating the king. Wrexham sealed promotion to League one last weekend and in the aftermath, some Wrexham supporters chanted about the Derry-man hating the king. McClean (34) confirmed on Instagram that he joined in with the […]
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“I see so many small traits in her that I see in myself.” James McClean has revealed in a heartwarming Instagram post about his daughter that he has autism, and has only recently been diagnosed. The Republic of Ireland star has talked before about autism as his daughter was diagnosed with it early in her life. As McClean and […]
3 years ago
‘You know what side of the fence I’m on’ Graeme Souness insists he abhors the type of abuse James McClean gets when he plays his club football at grounds across England, but his advice ‘to get on with it’ was never going to go down well. The former Liverpool and Rangers player was on talkSport and […]
3 years ago