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  1. www.cnn.com › 2022/11/11 › footballRemembrance Day: For one dissenting voice, this is his most ...

    Nov 11, 2022 · For footballer James McClean, Remembrance Sunday is arguably his most difficult day of the year. Since he first refused to wear the poppy in 2012, McClean and his family have been subjected to...

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  4. www.independent.co.uk › sport › footballWhy doesn't James McClean wear a poppy on Remembrance weekend?

    West Brom player James McClean has refused to wear the traditional Remembrance Day poppy on his shirt each and every year since first moving to England to join Sunderland in 2011.

  5. www.irishnews.com › news › northernirelandnewsJames McClean on 11 years of abuse over poppy row: 'I found ...

    Sep 19, 2023 · The player (34), from Derry’s Creggan estate, has routinely faced online abuse and death threats for over a decade now after he first refused to wear a shirt with a red poppy in 2012 while...

  6. www.independent.co.uk › voices › james-mcclean-poppyJames McClean has every right not to wear a poppy – all ...

    Feb 19, 2021 · The footballer and his family have faced abuse for a decade for his decision not to wear a poppy on his shirt. He says he cannot wear something that represents conflicts involving the UK in Derry, where he comes from.

  7. www.youtube.com › watchJames McClean: Poppies, autism diagnosis, 100th Irish cap ...

    Sep 15, 2023 · Republic of Ireland international James McClean joined Patrick Kielty as part of his first night hosting The Late Late Show. He looked back on the career-long fallout from his decision to not...

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    • The Late Late Show

  8. www.irishtimes.com › news › social-affairsJames McClean’s poppy stance praised at remembrance event

    Nov 12, 2017 · Ireland international soccer player James McClean "is a national hero" because "he chooses not to wear a poppy", the annual Service of Remembrance at Dublin's St Patrick's Cathedral was told on...

  9. www.skysports.com › football › newsJames McClean exclusive interview: I respect your beliefs ...

    Mar 21, 2024 · James McClean has laid bare the extent of the abuse he continues to suffer after refusing to wear a poppy, and the toll it takes on those around him. The hate is corrosive, contouring his...

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