‘“It might be a bit of bitterness towards me not playing for Ireland but I’ve not got a bad word to say about him, to be honest’
‘It might be a bit of bitterness towards me not playing for Ireland but I’ve not got a bad word to say about him, to be honest’Rice played three friendly matches for Ireland in 2018 against Turkey, France and the USA, each one alongside McClean before declaring for England, where he has since won 53 caps.
“When I left Ireland to come to England, I heard a few things he was obviously not happy about. He made comments a few years ago.”Euro Zone: No flagging shirt sales as pink proves a hit in GermanyMcClean’s most recent criticism of the Arsenal star was said in the RTÉ studio before England’s 1-1 draw with Denmark on June 20th.
“It would be easy for me to sit here and say something back to him but, like I said, we are at opposite ends of our careers now – he’s 35 and I’m 25.
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