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Revealed: The day Roy Keane squared up to poppy protest footballer James McClean in half-time f-word rant about his photo with an Irish boxer
McClean won 103 caps for his country between 2012 and 2023, and came across Keane while the former Man United hardman was assistant manager to Martin [...]
October 18, 2026
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Poppy protest footballer James McClean claims former club ‘hung me out to dry’ over political stance – and opens up on death threat that left him needing police protection
McClean, 37, is remembered in English football for his refusal to wear the poppy because he feels it shows disrespect to people who died during the [...]
October 17, 2026