News about James McClean

Wrexham stars Paul Mullin and James McClean have made a sick jibe about cancer-stricken King Charles as they party with their club's owner in Las Vegas. The footballers, who saw their team promoted to League One last month, posed for a photo which Mullin then captioned 'And we hate the f***ing King!' This was then re-posted by Irish winger McClean, who added the words 'We serve no king or kaiser but Ireland! Sue me'. The comment, made as His Majesty battles cancer , comes just weeks after Prince William visited the club's Racecourse ground - with Charles himself meeting its owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in 2022. The pair are currently in Las Vegas with McElhenney and their teammates as they celebrate their promotion, although the remarks will bring fresh eyes to a duo who have a history of controversial remarks. Mullin, 29, who has become popular among fans of Disney docu-series 'Welcome to Wrexham', previously landed himself in hot water after leading fans in chanting 'f*** the Tories' in a McDonald's after the club's promotion from non-league. He has also had his boots embroided with the same words. McClean, 35, has a long and well-publicised dislike of the monarchy, having turned his back on the English national anthem while playing for the Republic of Ireland and refusing to wear a poppy during games played across Remembrance weekend.

The team were treated to a lavish holiday in Sin City, Nevada, for the second season running by Hollywood superstars Ryan Reynolds and McElhenney. Shortly after the third season of the hit docuseries 'Welcome to Wrexham' dropped on streaming platforms, McElhenney and Reynolds again ensured their victorious players were treated like VIPs during their biggest party yet. McElhenney himself entered the festivities (centre) with the 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' creator posing alongside McClean and George Evans for a photo. However, Mullin and McClean are in the spotlight after taking a divisive photo (left). The former posted the snap on Instagram with the caption, 'We hate the f***ing King!' King Charles met Reynolds and McElhenney on a visit to the Racecourse Ground in 2022 (right).

The 34-year-old Irishman is well known for his staunch pro-nationalist, anti-monarchy views, and has repeatedly courted controversy for his outspoken approach over nearly two decades as a professional footballer. From refusing to wear a poppy and turning away during the national anthem (bottom) to posing IRA-style in a balaclava in front of his children for a 'school history lesson' (right) - he has regularly attracted scorn, in some cases, official sanction.

Controversial Irish star James McClean says he will make no apology for saluting Wrexham fans who sang an anti-King Charles III chant. Fans of the Hollywood-owned Welsh club sang for McClean after a 6-0 thrashing of Forest Green Rovers secured them promotion into League One on Saturday. One line of the song was 'he hates the f***ing King' in reference to the Irish winger's well-publicised Republican stance, with a social media clip showing McClean urging the crowd on.

Controversial Irish star James McClean has saluted Wrexham fans singing an anti-King Charles III chant, weeks after Prince William visited the club. At the start of March, Prince William visited the pitch at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground to hear accounts of the club's rise since the 2021 takeover by Rob and Ryan Reynolds, and meet staff and players. Following their 6-0 thrashing of Forest Green Rovers at the weekend, the Welsh club's promotion to League One was confirmed, and fans celebrated with songs about all their players, including McClean. 

Wrexham's manager Mike Williamson was trollshed on social media over a contentious goalline call that was in favor of the Welsh team. Before Dan Kemp's equalizer, James McClean scored for the visitors at Stadium mk on Tuesday night, although both teams were limited to ten men with red cards for Dean Lewington and William Boyle. However, the League Two match may be remembered for a close call in which MK Dons might have had a winner, with Wrexham goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo appearing to have mistakenly taken the ball beyond his own goal line.

After Wrexham's FA Cup victory on Saturday, James McClean was seen arguing and pointing with Mansfield supporters during a tense post-match match clash. On the night, the visitors went 2-1 thanks to goals from Paul Mullin and Sam Dalby, but it didn't discourage McClean from participating in a tense debate after the final whistle. In a video that appeared on X, the 34-year-old could be seen wrangling with Mansfield fans as tempers boiled over and employees had to be kept calm.

James McClean has announced that he will retire from international football at the end of this year. The Derry native's last match will be Ireland's friendly against New Zealand at home next month. The Irish centurion made his senior debut in 2012 and has so far earned 102 caps.

The offending photograph, which was accompanied by a caption that reads "today's school lesson – history" and yelling emojis, was mistook for a reference to the IRA. Before deleting it from his website, the Wrexham midfielder had been chastised for the article. McClean was fined two weeks' wages by his then-club Stoke City in March 2020 for the position before it was withdrawn.

CHRIS WHEELER IN DUBLIN:Wout Weghorst gave Irish hearts a break with the aim that almost certainly ends their hopes of automatic qualification for Euro 2024, and heaps more pressure on boss Stephen Kenny. At the Aviva Stadium last night, the former Manchester United striker, who failed to impress during a loan stint at Old Trafford last season and now plays for Hoffenheim in Germany, stepped off the bench to finish Holland's comeback after Ireland stunned Ronaldo Koeman's side by taking the lead.

Despite playing for League Two Wrexham, James McClean has retaliated in his resentment at being called up by the Republic of Ireland. Since making his debut in 2012, the winger has earned 100 caps for his country, and he was selected in Stephen Kenny's squad for the forthcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against France and the Netherlands. However, there have been some concerns regarding McClean's selection, now that he is playing in England's fourth class. With boss Kelly already admitting that it's 'not right' for the 34-year-old to play for Wrexham at this level. However, McClean has taken to social media to refute charges that the league is below par and claims that it is at a higher level than the League of Ireland and Scotland's top two clubs.

In their first match of the 2023-24 League Two season, MK Dons won 5-3 at the Racecourse Ground, giving them a quick reality check. It wasn't the fairytale start that Hollywood boss Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney had imagined, but the season is a marathon, not a sprint, and Wrexham will now look forward to what they hope will be a fruitful return to the Football League for the first time since 2008. The signing of former Premier League ace James McClean will give the team a big boost, and the team bounced back from defeating Wigan in the EFL Cup on Tuesday night.

James McClean, a Republic of Ireland international, has been paid by Wigan for an undisclosed fee. The Welsh team, owned by Hollywood couple Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, has been training for their return to the Football League this summer. Their only summer signings had been defender Will Boyle, but McLean, a veteran, was the new face of the Racecourse Ground after signing a one-year contract with the option of a contract extension.

Substitute Mikey Johnston sparked the Republic of Ireland's Euro 2024 qualifying campaign in order to spare boss Stephen Kenny further punishment at Gibraltar. After being kept at bay by the side ranked 201st in the world, the Celtic winger, who spent last season on loan with Vitoria Guimaraes, scored his first senior international goal within seven minutes of his half-time introduction with his colleagues.

With a 2-1 loss in Greece, Giorgos Masouras left the Republic of Ireland's Euro 2024 qualification hopes hanging by a thread. Masouras, the Olympiakos' midfielder, scored the decisive goal in Gus Poyet's victory, leaving them with maximum points from their first two Group B fixtures and Ireland, with none advancing to Gibraltar's home clash on Monday. Defender Nathan Collins had earlier called out Tasos Bakasetas' 15th-minute penalty to give the visitors hope, but Stephen Kenny's team, who had defender Matt Doherty suspended in the dying seconds, were out-played for long stretches at Athens' OPAP Arena.

After another incident, this time at Blackpool, James McClean has suspended the English FA for failing to deal with anti-Irish abuse in the game. On Saturday, Wigan Athletic defeated Bloomfield Road in a Championship match, which Blackpool won 1-0, but sectarian chants from the home fans dominated the game, but sectarian chanting in the home supporters dominated the match. According to photographs and video of Saturday's events, McClean encapsulated the issue to referee Thomas Bramall after being targeted while not going to take a first-half corner, though police were also close to the chanting.

OSS HEPPENSTALL AT BRAMALL LANE: It will take a few more drops of blood and several more gallons of sweat, but Sheffield United's Premier League is coming into sharper focus. Yes, that was how it felt to the legions of the ardent Blades supporters who blasted out of a sun-drenched Bramall Lane after another priceless, but tense victory.

James McClean, a footballer for the Republic of Ireland, has confirmed he was diagnosed with autism at the age of 33 after receiving medical reports about his daughter, who has the same condition. McClean, who now plays for Wigan Athletic, said he had been on 'a bit of a journey' before being diagnosed with a formal diagnosis. Willow-Ivy, the winger with 98 caps for Ireland, has been helping her daughter Willow-Ivy learn about her condition and learning about it with her before deciding to get an evaluation done for himself.

James McClean has made a left-field suggestion on how to improve football: let the players compete. The Wigan winger believes that football should be modeled after ice hockey, where referees will allow players to fight briefly before handing them a five-minute sin bin. And if these occasionally spill over into on-ice scraps, it's a much more physical game than football that accepts elbows and shoulder barges as part of the game.

Kolo Toure's nightmare got off to a rocky start as the Wigan chief continued their dismal run to finish third in a row. Hull's win at the DW Stadium victory, which extends their revival after Liam Rosenior took over in early November. Nathan Broadhead, a half-time sub, had just cancelled out Jacob Greaves' first half goal, giving the Latics a chance to win their second point since Toure took over during the World Cup break.

Sunderland AFC has released a statement outlining the club's "zero tolerance policy" against all forms of discrimination, ahead of Thursday's Championship match against Wigan Athletic on Thursday night. In a formal statement prior to kick-off at the DW Stadium, the Black Cats reiterated the importance of a welcoming and family-friendly environment. In a formal release, the team said that they had witnessed several "unacceptable" incidents this season. Sunderland, led by Revels-loving veteran manager Tony Mowbray, has won by 2-1 over Blackburn Rovers and face a Latics side with just one victory since October as they seek to break out of the relegation zone.

James McClean has been booed by the crowd once more for his continued opposition to the remembrance day poppy. McClean, 33, played the first hour of Wigan Athletic's 2-2 draw against Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium before being substituted for Thelo Aasgaard. The Irish national continued his long-awaited decision not to wear the poppy, although some Wigan players opted to wear armbands on their sleeves. McClean first decided not to wear a poppy on his kit in 2012, but a decade later, the move continues to cause controversy.

During James McClean's Championship match against Huddersfield, he wore a black arm band but decided against his teammates during a moment of silence. armband has previously refused to participate in activities that celebrate elements of the British empire, such as wearing a poppy. Nevertheless, the 33-year-old winger was seen sporting a black arm band out of respect for Queen Elizabeth II, who died peacefully at Balmoral on Thursday.