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James McClean: ‘Wearing the poppy was just never going to happen’

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The former Republic of Ireland international on growing up in a community still reeling from the Troubles and the controversy that scarred his career “The perception of me is that, basically, I am a…

The Guardian United Kingdom · 17 October 2026

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